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A Delicate Balance

Episode 4 of 6

Documentary series. Following Great Ormond's intensive care and respiratory doctors as they deal with the difficult ethical decisions involved in complex cases.

This episode follows the intensive care and respiratory doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital as they deal with difficult ethical decisions.

Modern medicine means that most children who come here will get better and leave within a short time but some are so complex that they become dependent on technology to keep them alive. Parents and doctors must weigh up when to keep relying on technology, and when it is no longer right to continue treatment.

1 hour

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Role Contributor
Director Jonathan Taylor
Series Producer Simon Gilchrist
Series Producer Simon Gilchrist

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Find out about the complex issues surrounding children's treatment

The right to decide; the child, the parent, the medical professionals - who decides?