LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Baby deaths at Guy’s

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

5 Aug 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:37

Description

Mark Phillips reports on the death of two babies, Dean Bunn and Kane Elmore, at Guy’s Hospital in London. Health officials are insisting the klebsiella bug was not the main cause but the childrens’ intensive care ward has been closed until the deaths have been fully investigated. Speakers include: George Haycock, Professor of Paediatrics; Donal O’Sullivan, adviser on communicable diseases; Graham Perry, director of cleaning; Andy and Mandy Savage, parents of Daniel Savage, who’s been successfully treated.

Contributors

Mark Phillips; George Haycock; Donal O’Sullivan; Graham Perry; Andy Savage; Mandy Savage

Keywords

Deaths; London; Infectious diseases; Hospitals; Guy’s Hospital; Babies; Dean Bunn; Kane Elmore; Daniel Savage

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