The second series will give the same extraordinary insight into front line emergency medical teams but this time it will focus on the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Each one hour episode will capture the dramatic shifts of the paramedics, controllers and call handlers, providing a 360 degree view of the service.
The West Midlands, with a population of over 5.6 million, is an area full of contrasts and diversity. Covering an area of 5600 square miles it includes the inner city urban areas of Birmingham, remote rural communities of Herefordshire, the former mining communities of Stoke-on-Trent and the tourist destination of Stratford-Upon-Avon. The team receives over three thousand 999 calls a day and must be ready to dispatch their 300 ambulances, 33 rapid response vehicles and five air ambulances within a moment's notice.
