BBC One 2017 - 2020 3 seasons 12 eps Ended

Children's Ward

Name: Children's Ward
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Nerys Hughes

2017 - 2020 3 seasons 12 eps

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30 min

S3 · E1 · Nov 17, 2020

Episode 1 Episode 1

Children’s Ward returns to the biggest hospital in north Wales to follow the emotional stories of the young patients and devoted staff who treat them. The medical team at Wrexham Maelor regularly have to give emergency treatment to very young children. But when three critically ill babies arrive at the hospital within 24 hours and only one high dependency unit is available, tough decisions must be made. Doctors and nurses work fast to help two tiny babies who are fighting to breathe on their own. It’s also a race against time to figure out what’s wrong with a very young boy who arrives by ambulance slipping in and out of consciousness. It’s an anxious time for their families, but the staff move heaven and earth to ensure each little patient gets the best possible care.

30 min

S3 · E2 · Nov 24, 2020

Episode 2 Episode 2

A girl struggling to breathe is rushed in, and there's a shock diagnosis for a boy with a blood disorder who becomes very ill with symptoms that suggest something else is wrong.

30 min

S3 · E3 · Dec 1, 2020

Episode 3 Episode 3

A toddler is rushed in by her dad who thinks she's swallowed button batteries. A boy with leukaemia has a scare after a low temperature but entertains the nurses. Filmed pre-Covid.

30 min

S3 · E4 · Dec 8, 2020

Episode 4 Episode 4

A toddler arrives at the emergency department at Wrexham Maelor with his mum who fears he has meningitis. His younger sister is already on the hospital’s children’s ward due to concerns over the same infection. Back in casualty, a two-month-old is rushed in by his grandmother. His mother can’t be there because she’s already at a different hospital with his very poorly twin brother. The ward gathers to celebrate as a young patient marks completing his chemotherapy treatment and the busy staff make time for a special send-off for one of ward’s best-loved nurses. This series was filmed in January 2020.

30 min

S3 · E5 · Dec 15, 2020

Episode 5 Episode 5

Doctors face an unusual case which leads to a diagnosis no-one expected. A young boy is rushed into children’s A&E covered in an angry rash. Meningitis is ruled out and the medical team work tirelessly to figure out what’s wrong. Suspicion turns to a particular disease so rare that most of the doctors have never seen it before. If they’re right, swift action is needed to protect the young patient’s heart. On the children’s ward, a young girl comes in after accidentally swallowing a split pin at school. Staff must decide whether to intervene or if it’s safe to let nature run its course. And it’s an important day for a girl who previously suffered an allergic reaction to peanuts. Series filmed pre-Covid.

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Heartwarming stories from one of the busiest children's wards in Wales - Wrexham Maelor, where cameras have been granted 24-hour access to the team that look after critically ill children.

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Gwyndaf Roberts Director · Sioned Wyn Director · Neil Grant Executive producer

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Gwyndaf Roberts

Director

Sioned Wyn

Executive producer

Neil Grant

Total runtime 6h 0m · Episode length 30 min · Type Documentary

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Premiered

October 19, 2017

Final episode

December 15, 2020

Status

Ended

Network

BBC One

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Documentary

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

6h 0m

Original language

English

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Spoken on screen

English

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