Saving Lives
2023– · BBC Two · 60 min · 3 seasons
S03E06 · New Sounds
Thu, 15 May, 6:00 am
A child whose hearing has significantly reduced has a life-changing operation to insert cochlear implants. Surgeon Dheeraj uses the ‘beating heart' technique to save a father.
About
Saving Lives explores the difficult decisions clinicians must make every day in deciding who is treated next and the real impact this has on the lives of patients and their families – and the staff who care for them. All set against the backdrop of the longest national waiting list for specialist clinical care or surgery in NHS history.
Episodes
- E01
Unchartered Territory
Thu, 10 Apr· 60 minStuart Quine is under pressure during complex, pioneering robotic surgery, and Indu Deglurkar treats a martial arts competitor shocked to learn he needs open-heart surgery.
- E02
Chance to Change a Life
Thu, 17 Apr· 60 minA nine-year-old boy faces a complex operation after his condition worsens while on the waiting list. Neurosurgeon Kat Whitehouse tackles a large brain tumour in a retired miner.
- E03
Worst-Case Scenario
Thu, 24 Apr· 60 minAn operation to cure a woman's extreme facial spasm has challenging results for surgeon George. A six-week-old baby needs an urgent operation to allow him to feed again.
- E04
Best Laid Plans
Thu, 1 May· 60 minCancelled operations mean surgeon Lewis must change his plans fast or risk losing precious theatre time. A father of two undergoes complex neurosurgery to save his eyesight.
- E05
From Agony to Hope
Thu, 8 May· 60 minA man enduring excruciating facial pain undergoes surgery to transform his life. Surgeon Tom battles to remove a large, rare tumour that's pressing on a patient's heart.
- E06
New Sounds
Thu, 15 May· 60 minA child whose hearing has significantly reduced has a life-changing operation to insert cochlear implants. Surgeon Dheeraj uses the ‘beating heart' technique to save a father.
Cast
Rakie Ayola
Narrator
Katherine Kelly
Narrator