Cancer scandal in Birmingham hospital

Title

Cancer scandal in Birmingham hospital

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

26 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:01:15

Description

Richard Frediani reports from Blackpool on local teenager Debbie Leary who was wrongfully diagnosed in the Birmingham Royal Orthopaedic Hospital cancer scandal, a report into which has just been released, receiving months of unnecessary chemotherapy, at least 41 other patients were affected. The family are to mount a legal battle. Debbie talks about how she lost all her hair, her father Roy Leary fears for the side effects of the chemotherapy and her mother Linda Leary fears for another mistake. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

Debbie Leary; Roy Leary; Linda Leary; Richard Frediani

Keywords

Reports; Health services; Hospitals; Birmingham; Compensation; Cancer; Medical treatment; Blackpool; Drivetime (radio programme); Diagnosis; Royal Orthopaedic Hospital; South Birmingham Health Authority; Carol Starkey; Diagnostic tests

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