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Article: 'Ian's death saved so many lives'
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- The Northern Echo
- Article date:
- July 17, 2009
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Ten years on from the tragic death of Northern Echo photographer
Ian Weir and our campaign to cut waiting times for bypass
operations, Health Editor Barry Nelson looks at what's changed for
UK heart patients
OPINIONS vary on Alan Milburn's time asMP for Darlington, but
there is no doubt that he dramatically improved treatment for heart
patients during his four years as Health Secretary.
The catalyst for these dramatic changes, which saw the Government
plough more than [pounds]700m into improving the treatment of heart
patients, was the tragic and untimely death of Northern Echo
photographer, Ian Weir, ten years ago this summer.
Ian, 38, an award-winning photographer and father of two boys, ...