City firm helps raise £97,000 for St Bart’s final appeal

Title

City firm helps raise £97,000 for St Bart’s final appeal

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

23 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:56

Description

Max Cotton looks back on how the money was raised to lodge a final appeal against the planned closure of the accident and emergency unit at St Bartholomews Hospital following LBC listener James Caan suspending work at his Alexander Mann and Associates City firm to work on fundraising for the day after he heard the appeal. Includes clips from LBC appeal for £75,000 from a member of the the Save Barts Campaign and as the funds came in through the day; Jonathan Wright of Alexander Mann pledging assistance; reaction from a member of staff at St Bart’s A & E after the total was passed; Professor Mike Besser on the application for the judicial review of Barts closure.

Contributors

Max Cotton; Michael Besser; Jonathan Wright

Keywords

Hospitals; Fundraising; Appeals; St Bartholomew’s Hospital; LBC Radio; Judicial review; Save Bart’s Campaign; Alexander Mann and Associates; James Caan

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