Garrett Family Transport & Medical Emergency

1970 , King's Lynn (Norfolk)

Cat no. 9465

BBC Look East news interview about one family's transport problems at a time of medical emergency.

Television news interview with the Garrett family. Mr Garrett speaks about the family's inadequate transport one evening, and the consequence of failing to get their son, Steven, to hospital for a scheduled kidney transplant operation. Mr Garrett recalls the lack of cooperation they faced from petrol station owners and police staff. Chief Superintendent Fred Calvert of King's Lynn Constabulary is then interviewed giving his response to police procedures that night.

Keywords

Emergency services; Police services; Transport

Kings Lynn Constabulary

Manifestations

Garrett Family Transport & Medical Emergency

Category: Non-fiction
Genre: News / Health and Medicine / Television / Travel / Travelogue
Locations: King's Lynn (Norfolk)
Work Type: Television
Description Type: monographic
Related to: Look East
Related to: BBC
Subject: police services / transport / Garrett family, King's Lynn / emergency services / organ transplants

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