Doctors spoilers: Leo Tomas comforts Ayesha Lee after a shock tragedy
Social worker Leo comforts nurse Ayesha after a shock family tragedy leaves her blaming herself over what has happened...
Ayesha Lee is still reeling from the discovery her four-year-old patient Holly Ashbury never had the MMR vaccine and may now have the life-threatening disease, measles.
As Holly remains under observation at the hospital, nurse Ayesha finds herself caught in the drama between Holly's parents Jacob and Ruby Ashbury. When Jacob discovers Ruby never allowed their daughter to have the MMR vaccine because of her fears it can cause autism, he is furious!
But things go from bad to worse for the family when social worker Leo Tomas reports that he has received an anonymous phonecall from someone accusing the couple of neglecting Holly. But who has made the complaint?
While Leo investigates further, Holly's condition suddenly deteriorates, and hospital doctors and nurses race to save the little girl's life...
Meanwhile, the plans for the Minor Surgery Unit are still the talk of The Mill and Mrs Tembe wonders who's on board with the MSU and who isn't. Will Dr Heston Carter and Dr Zara Carmichael's bickering ruin their chances of getting Dr Sid Vere involved?
Doctors continues weekdays at 1:45pm on BBC One
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Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!
Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.
Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)
And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.