Segment 1 A hospital is seen and a male narrator explains that this film will show the inside of a modern hospital. A new nurse begins her first day and as she sits in the waiting room, wonders how long it will take to know the hospital. Various hospital departments are seen; not only wards but the laundry room and laboratories as well. Nurses are seen looking after elderly patients, giving medication and injections. A ward round is seen, and the doctor talks about good relations with the nursing staff in voiceover. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:04:47:16 Length: 00:04:47:16
Segment 2 The ward round visits an elderly lady and the doctor talks about involving junior nurses in the team. Nursing tasks such as preparing a trolley are seen. The training nurses are inducted and given a tour. A doctor examines a little boy who had a bike accident. The canteen is seen and the nurses are given the patients' food. An orderly feeds an elderly male patient. A woman is seen having a physiotherapy session. A social worker talks to an elderly man who is leaving hospital about care provisions at home. A patient having an x-ray is seen. Time start: 00:04:47:16 Time end: 00:10:01:00 Length: 00:06:13:09
Segment 3 A nurse matron leaves for her ward round and in voiceover is heard saying that a hospital must be have a happy and relaxed atmosphere. Nurse staff meetings are seen. The hospital chaplain visits an elderly woman for a chat. The occupational therapy department is seen; an elderly woman learns to use an oven with her good arm, and a man learns to operate machinery with his injured leg. A shift changeover between nurses is seen. Time start: 00:10:01:00 Time end: 00:14:33:21 Length: 00:04:32:21
Segment 4 A male hospital worker offers a lift to 'the anaemia clinic' to a group of nurses - it turns out to be a euphemism for the pub. A play put on by the Hospital Players is seen. The chaplain is also in the pub. Hospital staff are seen dancing at a disco. Late at night, an ambulance brings in a man who has been in a fight. Other casualty patients, including an injured young boy, are seen. The hospital play is seen again. Nurses in training chat over lunch about their course. End credits. Time start: 00:14:33:21 Time end: 00:19:43:03 Length: 00:05:09:07