How are hospital staff represented in the opening episode of Bodies?

An underlying theme I've noticed so far of the Bodies series is that things regularly go wrong. It's not the kind of drama where they just 'examine hospital life' there has to be constant unexpected events to keep up a story. There are some shots through blinds which give the audience this feeling of spying on the hospital. I think the word to describe it is 'voyeuristic'. The fact that the audience has to observe the events as thought they are unwelcome guests implies that there's some secrecy and gives the hospital a sinister air (this representation is passed down to the hospital staff).


There's some usage of high-contrast lighting, mostly white light. While this is typical in hospitals, the 'clinical' effect is over-emphasised. The pastel colours sometimes give the images an under-saturated effect. These factors contribute to the representation of hospitals as cold, calculating places. The hospital staff are therefore the ruthless emotionless robots who operate in the hospital. This view is supported by the narrative, and then it's contradicted by the emotional outbursts of the new doctor. For example when he tried to save the choking woman's life his character was clearly shaking and his face expressed genuine sadness.
The exaggerated echoes of people walking down corridors brings attention to the silence of the hospital and throws the audience off balance. The isolated footsteps create a sense of unease among the audience and keep up the negative representation of hospitals as inhospitable places.

The accidents where 'no-one is to blame' show a systematic fault in the hospital staff, each has their own weakness and instead of working to smooth them out they're collectively overwhelmed by failure.
So in conclusion hospital staff are negatively represented.
It's useful to keep in mind though that this is only the opening episode, perhaps throughout the series the characters develop and improve their skills.