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38 results found for '"Heart surgery"' in Keywords.
Newborn dies after heart transplant (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Tony Roffey and Janet Roffey, the parents of Holly Roffey, the youngest ever heart donor patient who died at 4 weeks-old, who discuss the procedure and their loss. Male interviewer not...
Cardiac unit partial closure as exceeds budget (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on London-based Guy’s Hospital cardiac unit which has exceeded its NHS budget by £250,000 and will now close for four months at weekends for adult surgery. Includes interviews with health...
Professor Magdi Yacoub, cardiothoracic surgeon (1986)
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- Interview
Professor Magdi Yacoub interview in which he describes his new job as head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Brompton Hospital. He discusses child illness and mortality rates, and describes how he feels when...
Mark Burgess offered free operation (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on ten-year-old Mark Burgess whose plight on the waiting list for a heart operation was highlighted as part of Labour’s campaign in the 1987 General Election. A surgeon and an anaesthetist have...
Babies refused heart surgery due to staff shortages (1987)
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- News report; Interview
Two babies were refused heart operations at the Brompton Centre due to lack of staffing in intensive care. A French girl however, had her heart and lung transplant on the very same day. One of the...
Baby David Barber heart surgery case (1987)
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- Interview
Tony Rust, the solicitor for the parents of baby David Barber (Philip Barber and Diane Walker) talks about having failed to get the High Court to force Birmingham Children’s Hospital to perform a...
NHS trained staff shortage (1987)
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- Interview
The Countess of Mar comments on the case of a baby which died after being redirected from Birmingham Children’s Hospital to Liverpool due to a shortage of trained nurses; and baby David Barber who has been...
Baby David Barber to finally get heart surgery (1987)
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- Interview
Mrs Diane Walker describes her relief that her son baby David Barber is actually to get his hole-in-the-heart operation after it had been put off five times due to shortage of trained staff at Birmingham...
Baby David Barber heart surgery case (1987)
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- Interview
Tony Rust, the solicitor for the Barber family on the court judgement not to force Birmingham Children’s Hospital to perform heart surgery on baby David Barber and likely reaction of the parents Diane...
Charges for eye tests and dental care (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on white paper with proposed charges for eye tests and dental care. Includes reaction from Ian Hunter, Association of Optometrists; David Watson, BMA; Barney Hayhoe, Conservative MP; Health Minister...