Patient records investigation

Title

Patient records investigation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 Jan 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:59

Description

Interview with Sir Idwal Pugh, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, on an investigation into the case of a consultant surgeon who refused to treat a patient with a broken spine because the hospital administration had lost his notes. Health service and individual will not be named. Male speaker not identified (poss. John Perkins).

Contributors

Idwal Pugh; John Perkins?

Keywords

Local authorities; Reports; Health services; Patients; Public inquiries; Public health records

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