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'''Holby''' is the name of the fictional city in which [[BBC]] [[medical drama]]s ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[Holby City]]'', and police drama ''[[HolbyBlue]]'' are set. It is based upon the city of [[Bristol]], and is located in the fictional county of [[Wyvern]] in the South-West of England, not far from the Welsh border.<ref name="setting">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/casualty/fast_facts/fast_facts_62.html|title=Casualty - Fast Facts|publisher=[[BBC.co.uk]]|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> While ''Casualty'' is filmed on location in Bristol, ''Holby City'' is filmed in [[Elstree]], [[Hertfordshire]]. Both shows are set in the same fictional Holby City Hospital, with storylines focusing on the [[Emergency department|Emergency]], [[General surgery|General]] and [[Cardiothoracic surgery|Cardiothoracic surgerical]] departments, an [[Acute Assessment Unit]], and the fictional Holby Ambulance Service.
[[Image:Holby Sign.PNG|200px|thumb]]
==Holby City Hospital==
[[Image:Holby Hospital NHS.PNG|thumb|Left|200px|The NHS logo for Holby City Hospital.]]
Holby City Hospital is the fictional [[hospital]] in which ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[Holby City]]'' are set. It is based on the [[Bristol Royal Infirmary]] where the original script writers went to observe to garner ideas for ''Casualty'' in the 1980s.<ref name=kingsley>Hilary Kingsley(1995) ''Casualty'' The Inside Story, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-024902-8</ref> Although both shows are set in the same hospital, ''Casualty'' is primarily filmed in Bristol, while ''Holby City'' is filmed in Hertfordshire at the BBC's [[Elstree Studios]].<ref name="location">{{cite news|author=Juliette Garside|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/21/nbbc121.xml|title=EastEnders evicted in latest BBC cost cut|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2007-10-21|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> The indoor shots for the first series of ''Casualty'' were filmed at [[BBC Television Centre]] in [[London]].<ref name=silver>Rachel Silver(1998) ''Casualty'', Behind The Scenes, BBC Books, ISBN 0-563-38467-0</ref> The exterior shots of the hospital used in ''Casualty'' were formerly filmed at the [[City of Bristol College]], but are now shot on an industrial estate at {{coord|51.459094|-2.567030|type:landmark_region:GB_source:enwiki| display=inline}}, close to the interior set of the hospital.<ref name="Casualty Filming Locations">"[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096555/locations ''Casualty'' Filming Locations, ''IMDB'']". URL last accessed [[2008-04-22]]</ref>
[[Image:Holby Amb.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Holby Ambulance Service logo]]
[[Image:Holby Crest.PNG|thumb|right|100px|Holby Ambulance Service crest]]
===Wards and departments===
As of 2002, four main wards have formed the focus of storylines within the hospital. In ''Casualty'', the primary location is the hospital's [[Emergency Department]] (formerly referred to as [[Accident and Emergency]]). ''Holby City'' is set between the hospital's [[Acute Assessment Unit]], and Keller and Darwin wards, providing [[General surgery|General]] and [[Cardiothoracic surgery|Cardiothoracic]] surgical care respectively. Recently Holby expanded by adding "Holby Care", a private healthcare ward led by [[Michael Spence (fictional character)|Michael Spence]]. Former storylines have also focused around the hospital's Otter ward, providing [[paediatric]] care, as well as its [[maternity]] ward. Otter ward has not featured in the show since [[List_of_Holby_City_episodes_%28series_4%29#Series_Four_.282001.E2.80.932002.29|series 4]], whilst the maternity ward ceased usage as a primary location in [[List_of_Holby_City_episodes_%28series_8%29#Series_Eight_.282005.E2.80.932006.29|series 8]].
===Holby Ambulance Service===
Holby Ambulance Service is the fictional ambulance service which serves [[Holby City Hospital]] - also appearing in the two hospital dramas ''[[Casualty (television)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[Holby City]]''. The vehicles and uniforms used on the shows derive from [[Great Western Ambulance Service]], which serves Bristol where ''Casualty'' is filmed. Paramedic advisors working on the show are often from Great Western Ambulance Service.<ref name="Clive Haddrell, Paramedic Advisor">"[http://imdb.com/name/nm0352754/ ''Clive Haddrell'' Paramedic Adivsor, Great Western Ambulance Service, ''IMDB'']". URL last accessed [[2008-04-22]]</ref> Although the ambulance service is only seen in ''Holby City'' very rarely, ''Casualty'' has featured [[paramedic]] characters since the show's 1986 conception.<ref name="Casualty Characters">"[http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?casualty_holbycity_past_characters ''Casualty'' Characters]". URL last accessed [[2008-04-21]]</ref>
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