David Tennant will be the narrator of a new series of The Children's Hospital, coming to BBC Scotland next month. The popular series gives a behind-the-scenes look at Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, meeting the young patients and their families and showcasing the incredible dedication from the extraordinary NHS staff.
The eight-part series is an intimate and sensitive account
of day-to-day hospital life, unveiling the effort that goes into giving
thousands of young patients in the North East of Scotland the best possible
care and the camaraderie of the RACH’s dedicated hospital team.
In this first episode, baby Jaxon has life-saving surgery at
just three days old, toddler Ossian has something unusual stuck up his nose and
little Lachlan celebrates a special milestone.
Baby Jaxon has a serious condition called gastroschisis which
meant he was born with his abdominal wall open and his bowel on the outside of
his body. The Children’s Hospital cameras follow the moment Paediatric Surgeon,
Mr Patel, performs an extraordinary operation to delicately move the organ back
into its natural place as Jaxon’s dad, Chris, bravely assists with the surgery.
Jaxon is one of 900 babies who will be cared for in the
neonatal unit each year. The extraordinary medical support from the RACH’s
dedicated team are a lifeline for these new babies. Without medical support
from the dedicated team, these babies won’t survive.
Elsewhere, in the emergency department waiting room, three
year-old Ossian is hiding an unusual problem - a chickpea stuck up his nose.
The team require all their skill to shift the stubborn object.
It's also the start of a busy day for Oncology Nurse Dot,
who has worked at the hospital for 25 years: “It can be really tough. You have
good days, you have bad days but, on the whole it’s a lot of satisfaction
looking after these kids, seeing them recovering and seeing them go home.”
For Dot and the team there’s a celebration on the Medical
Ward as three year-old Lachlan takes part in a special hospital ritual to mark
the end of his treatment for neuroblastoma.
The Children’s Hospital is a Tern TV production for BBC Scotland.
Watch the new series of The Children's Hospital on BBC Scotland from 8pm on Wednesday 7th October. Other areas of the UK will be able to watch via BBC iPlayer.
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