Holby City Spoilers 5th April 2016

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Handle With Care


Serena takes a video call with Jason and is frustrated when the connection fails. Jesse helps to re-connect her with her nephew and they are alarmed to see that Jason's carer Allan has collapsed. An ambulance is called and they rush him into AAU. It turns out that Allan will have to stay in, so Serena offers to stop overnight with Jason.

Serena diagnoses a mini-stroke but is surprised by something she sees on his scan and recommends an operation on Alan's carotid artery. He won't be able to work for six weeks, so Serena agrees to have Jason stay at her place for the longer period of time.

Jason Haynes in Holby City
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Later, Jason looks up the risks of the operation that Serena intends to do on Allan and is worried that he may die. Serena gives him the statistics, telling him that the vast majority of operations are a complete success. Hanssen then learns that Serena has postponed her electives to prioritise Allan's operation and wonders if she is prioritising the personal over the professional. How will Serena react?

Meanwhile, mindful of Arthur's recent diagnosis of secondary cancer, Dominic is overly protective of his friend, particularly when he realises their patient has a history of cancer. But lying to protect Arthur's feelings is a risky strategy. Is honesty the best policy?

Arthur Digby and Dominic Copeland in Holby City
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Elsewhere, Cara wants to impress on Darwin, but faces a tricky initiation test involving Jac Naylor and Michael Jackson's back catalogue. Not to mention negotiating the tension between Mo and Sir Dennis. Will she rise to the challenge?

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Serena's nephew Jason, who has Asperger's Syndrome, video-calls his aunt in panic this week, to tell her his carer, Alan, has collapsed. When Alan's brought to Holby, Serena runs tests, which reveal he's suffered a mini-stroke and needs urgent surgery. With Alan unable to work for six weeks, Serena agrees to let Jason stay with her. Jason fears Alan could die in surgery, but Serena reassures him the risks are very small.

When Alan then suffers a stroke post-op, however, Jason thinks he's dead - he accuses Serena of telling him lies and can't be around her. With Alan's condition now more serious, Serena knows he can no longer be Jason's full-time carer, but neither can she. When Serena has to tell Jason she can't look after him forever, how will he take the news?

Meanwhile, it's Cara’s first day on Darwin and she's given an initiation test – to get eight Michael Jackson songs into a conversation with Jac. But when she helps to diagnose a patient with a condition that consultant Sir Dennis had seemingly overlooked, will Cara prove just how smart she really is?

Also, when Dom learns a patient has had cancer, he tries to keep the news from Arthur, for fear of upsetting his friend, who's battling the disease himself. Will Dom realise honest is always the best policy?