Stroke victim dies due to NHS shortages

Title

Stroke victim dies due to NHS shortages

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

4 Jan 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:37

Description

Eve Conway reports on the case of stroke victim, Naomi Dixon(?), who died after she was shuttled between hospitals for seven hours in a desperate hunt for a bed. Her husband, Norman Dixon(?), from Bermondsey, south London, is calling for urgent action to prevent more deaths. Also includes interview with Geoff Martin, London Health Emergency, on this case and similar recent ones.

Contributors

Eve Conway; Norman Dixon(?); Geoff Martin

Keywords

Deaths; London; Health services; NHS; Stroke; Naomi Dixon(?)

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