LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Cancer scandal in Birmingham hospital

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:17

Description

Paul Rowley interviews Dr Kenneth Calman, Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health, about the cancer scandal of wrongful diagnoses in Birmingham’s Royal Orthopaedic Hospital with 42 people either unnecessarily given treatment or mistakenly given the all-clear, 1800 cases could be affected, a preliminary report has just been released. Comments on whether it could happen elsewhere, review group set up, possibility of legal action and measures to prevent a similar incident happening. And reads out the helpline number.

Contributors

Paul Rowley; Kenneth Calman

Keywords

Reports; Health services; Hospitals; Birmingham; Compensation; Cancer; Health personnel; Medical treatment; Diagnosis; Royal Orthopaedic Hospital; South Birmingham Health Authority; Carol Starkey; Diagnostic tests

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