Mark Burgess offered free operation

Title

Mark Burgess offered free operation

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

29 Jun 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:01:16

Description

Report on ten-year-old Mark Burgess whose plight on the waiting list for a heart operation was highlighted as part of Labour’s campaign in the 1987 General Election. A surgeon and an anaesthetist have offered to do the operation for free, and others have offered funding. Joan Burgess, the boy’s grandmother, comments on her happiness at the offers and Mark lists what he will be able to do after the operation. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

Joan Burgess; Mark Burgess

Keywords

Heart surgery; Charity; Mark Burgess

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