LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Bed shortages in London

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Mar 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Some of the London’s top hospitals are turning away urgent cases because of critical bed shortages. Surgeons at St George’s hospital in Tooting are now ignoring the Government’s guidelines on patient waiting list times to cope with emergency cases. Paul Chapman reports including interviews with Dr David Bennett Director of St George’s Intensive Care Unit; Leslie Stewart of Wandsworth Community Health Council and health consultant Roy Lilley.

Contributors

Paul Chapman; David Bennett; Roy Lilley; Leslie Stewart

Keywords

London; Health services; NHS; Hospitals; Patients; St George’s Hospital

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