Leicester St. Mary's (hospital)

Leicester St. Mary's is a fictional NHS hospital in the Writers Express forum serial drama These Days, run by the equally fictitious East Midlands Hospitals Trust. It is situated in Newben, a fictional urban suburb of Leicester. LSM, as it is sometimes referred to, has appeared in all previous versions of These Days, though it was not named until much later episodes of the long-running first version (2011-2014). In the past it has occasionally been seen whenever characters have been admitted to hospital or have visitors, and to show characters who work there. However it has never been a major set until now, when show creator Chloe Jones decided to abandon the veteran Hotel Republic set - used in every other version of the project - and instead make the hospital a regular set for the first time, with more characters working there than at any point in the past. LSM first appeared in Episode 1, when trust executive Graham Archer visited to inform then chief executive officer Martin Rogers that he was being suspended, pending the outcome of an investigation into an anonymous supercomplaint receieved by the trust. However, feeling the investigation would inevitably be unfavourable for him, Martin decided to resign shortly afterwards. His deputy, Vanessa Warren, then became acting CEO, and she currently remains in that position. Her colleagues include nurse Rosy Lyons and admissions clerk Chandra Patel. Chandra and Graham are the first characters to be seen on the set, however Vanessa delivers the first line. Both of these events occur in Episode 1