Edward "Slim" Cobb

Edward "Slim" Cobb (born 1984/1985) is a fisherman who lives in Holby.

Biography
On 14 July 2019, Slim asked Ted to help him untangle his mackarel hook line, but he refused. When he later asked him to assist him in feeding the line onto the stripper, Ted refused again and called him an "ungrateful little git" before throwing his cider can at him and knocking him onto the stripper. Ted ran to his aid, but he fell and injured his ankle. He was soon freed by paramedics Jan Jenning and Ruby Spark, and he and Ted were taken to Holby City Hospital's emergency department for treatment.

In resus 3, Slim complained of paraesthesia in his right hand, and registrar Archie Hudson postulated that there may have been some tissue damage. When he continued to feel little sensation, he asked her if the feeling would return, but she gave no response. Later, consultant Will Noble received confirmation from the ENT surgeons that the hook located close to the artery in Slim's neck could be removed in the department. Fearing for his job, Slim asked him if the procedure would work, and Will suggested that he "consider [his] options". Furious, he berated Ted for potentially costing him his hand.

As Will and staff nurse Jade Lovall removed the hook, Slim fainted, and he began to show signs of hypokalaemia, hypoglycaemia, hyponatraemia and hypotension. When Ted disclosed that he had an adrenal wristband and a surgical scar on the back of his lip, the team concluded that Slim had Addison's syndrome. After his symptoms were treated, Ted apologised to Slim, and Slim considered allowing him to help him fish. (CAS: Series 33, Episode 44)