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23/10/2013 GMT

Conflict-zone Surgeon - David Nott

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British surgeon David Nott spent five weeks practising medicine on Syria's frontline

British surgeon David Nott spent five weeks practising medicine on Syria's frontline. How much difference can a courageous doctor make?

The International diplomatic effort to push Syria's warring parties to the negotiating table continues - as does the mission to eliminate the Assad regime's stockpile of chemical weapons. But all the while the suffering of Syrian civilians intensifies. Hardtalk speaks to David Nott, a British surgeon recently returned from five weeks practising frontline medicine in rebel-held Syrian territory. He calls it the most troubling experience in his 20 years of crisis care. In a conflict such as Syria's, how much difference can a courageous doctor make?

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