It was our agonizing job as Charlie Gard's care team to say: Enough

I’ve been part of a team of 200 nurses, doctors and consultants who cared for Charlie Gard, not just doing all the medical interventions he required but also washing him, cuddling him, propping up his toys around his cot.

Like all of the staff who work in our unit, I loved this child to bits. But it got to the point where there was nothing more we could do.

I know everyone working in intensive care would agree with me when I say that every child who comes through this unit is loved, but there are a few who take a piece of your heart with them when they leave.

Some who have wonderful parents, some who have sad stories, some who you just work so hard to save that when you can’t, it hurts your soul just a little bit.

It’s not just our job; it’s our whole reason for being to keep these children alive, to give them back to their parents with as great a quality of life as we possibly can.