Ambulance dispute - Man dies of asthma attack

Title

Ambulance dispute - Man dies of asthma attack

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

29 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Simon Bowden reports on the death of a north London man who waited forty minutes for medical help – even though a fully-manned ambulance station was only five minutes from his home. 35 year-old Clifford James collapsed with an asthma attack in Stanmore - but the emergency call was put through to Hampstead police station, twelve miles away. Includes interview with Stuart Barber, NUPE; Mark Sudbury, London Ambulance Service; Dr Alan Cohen, GP.

Contributors

Stuart Barber; Simon Bowden; Mark Sudbury; Alan Cohen

Keywords

Deaths; London; Trade unions; Emergency services; Labour disputes; Health services; NUPE; NHS; Ambulances; Emergency health services; London Ambulance Service; Asthma; Clifford James; Christine James; Stanmore

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