TV medical drama role for girl who had transplant

A three-year-old girl who had a life-saving organ transplant will appear on the Christmas special of Casualty to highlight the importance of donation. Beatrix, from Burnopfield in County Durham, spent more than a year in the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle waiting for a new heart. She had her transplant in 2022 and needed multiple blood…

Close to my heart I had open heart surgery aged 7 after terrifying illness reveals Casualty’s Elinor Lawless ahead of special Xmas episode

The Casualty Christmas special, which airs this Saturday, will see a blood shortage leaving the team in a desperate race against time. A CASUALTY star has opened up about why this year’s Christmas episode is particularly close to her heart. The Casualty Christmas special, which airs this Saturday, will see a blood shortage leaving the team in a desperate race against time.…

Holby City Hospital ‘runs out of blood’ in Casualty Christmas special

The episode features testimonies from real-life contributors. Holby City Hospital runs ‘out of blood’ in Casualty special (Alistair Heap/BBC/PA) Holby City Hospital faces the consequences of a blood shortage in the Casualty Christmas special. The episode begins with a nurse telling hospital staff that “blood supplies are low” before patients from an eight-car pile-up are admitted alongside…

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