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Bed shortages in London

Title
Bed shortages in London
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
6 Mar 1996
Year of production
1996
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Duration
00:03:19
Description
Some of the London’s top hospitals are turning away urgent cases because of critical bed shortages. Surgeons at St George’s hospital in Tooting are now ignoring the Government’s guidelines on patient waiting list times to cope with emergency cases. Paul Chapman reports including interviews with Dr David Bennett Director of St George’s Intensive Care Unit; Leslie Stewart of Wandsworth Community Health Council and health consultant Roy Lilley.
Contributors
Paul Chapman; David Bennett; Roy Lilley; Leslie Stewart
Keywords
London; Health services; NHS; Hospitals; Patients; St George’s Hospital

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