Coronation Street‘s Carla Connor faces a worrying health scare in the New Year.

Carla is rushed to hospital after her friend Roy Cropper finds her in a bad way

at home.

The story, which airs in early January, begins when Roy realises that Carla is hearing things and seems confused.

Roy urges Carla to go home and get some rest, but he can’t shake the feeling that something more sinister is at play.

When Roy lets himself into Carla’s flat to check on her, he’s horrified to discover that she’s barely conscious on the living room floor. He calls an ambulance and Carla is admitted to hospital.

Roy stays with Carla and anxiously waits for news from the doctors, who later suggest that she may be suffering from sepsis.

Carla’s girlfriend Lisa Swain remains oblivious to her troubles, as she focuses on trying to get answers over the death of her late wife Becky.

When Carla comes round again, she urges Roy and her other loved ones to avoid bothering Lisa and actively lies to her about where she is.

Later in the week, Carla receives another update from the doctors, who confirm that the sepsis has damaged her kidney. This means that Carla may need another transplant.

Lisa discovers that Carla has lied about her whereabouts when she spots Ryan Connor returning from a trip to Ireland, which blows Carla’s cover story.

Heading to the hospital, Lisa makes it clear that she doesn’t appreciate Carla lying to her like this.

Carla defends herself by insisting that she didn’t want any fuss and she’s already on the mend.

This isn’t enough to win over Lisa, who’s still hurt and walks off. Can the couple make amends?

Coronation Street airs these scenes on Wednesday, January 1, and Friday, January 3, on ITV1 and ITVX.