Flora Keays undergoes surgery for brain tumour

Title

Flora Keays undergoes surgery for brain tumour

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

22 Jul 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:31

Description

Flora Keays, the 4 year-old daughter of Energy Secretary, Cecil Parkinson and his former secretary and mistress of 11 years, Sara Keays, has undergone an operation to remove a brain tumour in the hope of curing her severe epilepsy. Maudsley Hospital Nursing Director, Harry Fields describes how the surgery went. John Alcock reports.

Contributors

John Alcock; Harry Fields

Keywords

London; Health; Surgery; UK; Great Britain; Hospitals; Children (age group); Children (family); Epilepsy; Cecil Parkinson; Brain tumours; Maudsley Hospital; Sara Keays; Flora Keays; Neurosurgery

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