History of the National Health Service Emergency Ward 10 was first broadcast in 1957 on ITV and ran until 1967 and followed the life and loves of the staff and patients of the fictionalised Oxbridge General. ITV later followed this up with General Hospital which borrowed much from Emergency Ward 10 in terms of its themes and focus. The idea of a medical hospital as a suitable and popular setting for a soap opera continued to take root in the 1980s. Casualty, set in an A&E department, was first broadcast in 1986 and has since become the longest running medical drama in the world. At a
Children's Hospital (UK TV series) onto the "human dramas being played out ... [capturing] the pain of the children ... and their parents' rollercoaster rides." The theme music was composed by Debbie Wiseman. The music was released as a CD single in 1997, containing full orchestral and piano versions of the theme, alongside the shorter versions used for the opening and closing sequences. The orchestral version was also released on the compilation album "World of Sound". A new solo piano performance, titled "Ray of Sunshine", of the theme was included on the 2011 album "Wiseman: Piano Stories". Children's Hospital (UK TV series) Children's Hospital is