Overview
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston confirmed acceptance after an urgent senior multi‑disciplinary review, saying teams will provide the best possible care if travel is safe.
- Baby Maverick, diagnosed with heart failure and needing a transplant, is expected to be flown to Bristol on a specialist ICU-equipped air ambulance arranged by his family.
- The plan is to stabilise him in Bristol before transferring him to a UK specialist centre, with Newcastle Freeman Hospital or Great Ormond Street identified by the family.
- His father says time is critical, warning they have only a few days before the baby may be too unwell to fly.
- According to his father, earlier attempts to secure care were delayed by NHS eligibility checks and were followed by an MP’s intervention and public appeals before the decision changed.