BBC Documentaries
Ashya: The Untold Story
TV-PG
2015 • E123 Apr 9, 2015 60mThe 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. BBC South health correspondent David Fenton explores why the family turned their backs on the NHS and sought cancer treatment abroad.