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The first episode sees seven-year-old Jack Norfolk preparing for his 22nd operation, while doctors in A&E tackle a range of problems, including the removal of an orange pip from a toddler's nose.
At the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, one year old Charlie, who was born profoundly deaf, is waiting to have a life changing operation. Two cochlear implants may enable him to hear for the first time. Charlie’s older sister Daisy successfully underwent a cochlear implant operation five years ago as she too was born deaf.
In this episode we meet 14 year old DJ Lockley from Salford, who is a medical miracle. DJ wasn’t expected to survive birth – his mother Sandra Lockley was told during her pregnancy that he had severe kidney and bladder problems. But after a normal birth, Sandra told the medics: “If he is going to die then he can do it when he is ready.”
In this episode of Children’s Hospital, there’s a life changing opportunity for three year old Oliver Pulo who suffers from a rare form of dwarfism and has severe breathing problems. Ollie has been breathing through a tracheotomy for most of his life and needs an oxygen tank 24 hours a day; he has never been able to speak. Mum Vicky Rushton has to monitor the tank and change Ollie’s tube every day; “I find it heartbreaking seeing all the other kids having a lovely time running around and laughing. He doesn’t understand just how restricted he is” she says.
An anonymous donation of blood cells is received for six-year-old bone marrow transplant patient Emily Fish, who faces staying in the hospital for weeks and bravely puts up with the side-effects of gruelling chemotherapy treatment. In A&E, a two-year-old has stitches to his head under general anaesthetic.
A boy with a mystery illness is put on life-support machines and doctors perform a battery of tests while his devastated parents anxiously look on. After undergoing 22 operations, seven-year-old Jack Norfolk finds out if he needs more surgery, while in A&E, a youngster who has broken his wrist in every place possible receives treatment.
One of the hospital's youngest patients, 12-week-old Olivia Dixon, undergoes a long and complex operation to remove a cancerous liver tumour following a course of chemotherapy. In A&E, a teenager has broken his collar bone in three places, and 11-year-old Bethaney receives treatment for suspected appendicitis.
Six-year-old bone marrow transplant patient Emily Fish makes a video diary as she endures weeks of isolation in a room where only her parents and essential staff are allowed. In A&E, a 10-year-old faces his fear of having stitches, and a 12-year-old boy suffers the consequences of playing with fireworks.
When 10-month-old Dolly Thompson is brought in to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital suffering with vomiting and stomach cramps, doctors discover that a hiatus hernia has pushed her stomach into her chest and she is in need of an emergency operation. In the A&E department, staff treat a boy who has cut his lip open, a one-year-old struggling to breathe and a nine-year-old who has broken his wrist.
Eleven-year-old Freya was born with a cleft lip and palate and has had several corrective procedures over the years. She is now about to have a large gap in her jaw filled with bone taken from her hip, and hopes this will be her last operation. A toddler receives treatment for a burn, and a boy bitten by a dog returns to have his stitches removed.
Three-year-old Amelia Pringle Price suffers from a progressive brain disease that is so rare it affects only one in a million children. Her mother weighs up the risks of putting her daughter through eight hours of surgery that could cause her to have a stroke while under anaesthetic. Also receiving treatment are a 12-year-old with juvenile arthritis and a teenager experiencing eye problems.
Staff treat 18-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer Zanib Nasim, who recently caught swine flu and needs to get her health back on track so she can pursue her dream of becoming a pharmacist. Also receiving treatment are a four-week-old baby diagnosed as having the stomach condition pyloric stenosis, a toddler who needs the bandages on his burns redressed and a boy with a toy pellet stuck up his nose.
