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Ashya: The Untold Story

The story of Ashya King, the five-year-old whose parents removed him from Southampton General Hospital because they wanted a different treatment for their son.

The story of Ashya King, the five-year-old whose parents removed him from Southampton General Hospital because they wanted a different treatment for their son. For the first time, staff at the hospital talk about their role in events which led to a public outcry and hate mail being sent to doctors and nurses. 麻豆官网首页入口 South health correspondent David Fenton explores why the family turned their backs on the NHS and sought cancer treatment abroad.

30 minutes

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Thu 14 May 2015 23:50

Ashya King and Southampton hospital

Ashya King and Southampton hospital

Doctors and nurses who treated cancer patient Ashya King have criticised his parents while speaking out for the first time in this 麻豆官网首页入口 documentary.

Ashya was being treated in hospital in Southampton when his parents took him abroad without telling staff last year.

They ignored medical advice and took him to Prague for proton beam therapy.

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Reporter David Fenton
Producer David Fenton
Editor Jane French

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