Radiation error at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital

Title

Radiation error at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Dec 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:18

Description

Interview with solicitor, Chris Over, on a report into an error at a Devon hospital which has revealed that far more cancer patients than was first thought received radiation overdoses during treatment. In July 1988 the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter admitted that 153 patients had been bombarded with 25 per cent too much radiation - now the Thwaites Report is believed to show that another 54 people are victims of the mistake. Over welcomes the findings of a second report by Professor Charles Joslin into the medical consequences of the blunder, but says individual patients still do not know how seriously they have been affected. Female interviewer not identified. Broadcast on DevonAir. Audio quality poor (muffled).

Contributors

Devonair Radio; Chris Over

Keywords

Accidents; Reports; Health services; NHS; Hospitals; Radiation; Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital; Thwaites Report

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