Nurse allowed to operate

Title

Nurse allowed to operate

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Jan 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:01:40

Description

Robert Allen reports on an inquiry by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust into allegations surgeon Dr Tahir Bhatti allowed a nurse, Valerie Tomlinson, to carry out an appendix operation at Treliske Hospital, Truro. With comment from Royal College of Nursing spokesman, Howard Kayton(?); and Chief Executive of the Trust, Brian Milstead.

Contributors

Robert Allen; Brian Milstead; Howard Kayton(?)

Keywords

Surgery; NHS; Nurses; Hospitals; Medical personnel; Truro; Treliske Hospital; Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Valerie Tomlinson

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