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
Marie Wilson (soap opera actress) of Karen Wexler in the ABC daytime soap opera, "General Hospital". She appeared on show from 1999 to 2003 and also was regular cast member on "Port Charles" from 1999 until her character was killed off in 2003. In 2005, Wilson was cast as Meg Snyder in the CBS soap opera, "As the World Turns". She succeeded Jennifer Ashe, who was in the role from 1986–89. In April 2010, following the cancellation of the series, it was announced that Wilson would exit the series prior to its September 2010 finale. In 2012, Wilson guest starred in the CBS crime drama