Richard Harrington, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Watford, will take on a 12-hour shift at Watford General Hospital on Monday.

Mr Harrington will shadow junior doctors and nurses at the Acute Admissions Unit (AAU) in a bid to better understand the workings of the hospital.

He said: β€œIt is one thing just getting a guided tour by the hospital management, but being on the frontline for a night gives you a complete picture.”