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Cerrie Burnell

Cerrie Burnell, who was born with an arm which ends near the elbow, looks at how the NHS has served disabled people across its history.

Cerrie Burnell, who was born with an arm which ends near the elbow, looks at how the NHS has served disabled people across its history. Cerrie meets different people, from Louise, a thalidomide survivor, to Paolo, a recent double amputee because of illness, to get their perspective.

She also returns to the Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, where, as a little girl, she was brought to get fitted with a prosthetic arm. Cerrie freely admits it was a traumatic experience as she never wanted one in the first place. Now she goes back to find out if the attitude to disabled people - and disabled children in particular - has changed in the years since.

45 minutes

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  • Jars of Clay

    Closer

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Cerrie Burnell
Producer Austen Irwin
Executive Producer Paul Connolly
Production Manager Rosaleen Kane

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