LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Gagging of NHS officials

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Jan 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:05:06

Description

Regional Director for Public Health in the North West of England, Professor John Ashton talks to medical correspondent Dr Patrick Dixon about a new bill introduced in Parliament last week to reform the NHS which will turn senior officials into civil servants and therefore unable to speak to the press on controversial matters. Exclusive to London News Radio.

Contributors

Patrick Dixon; John Ashton; London News Radio

Keywords

Politics; Health services; NHS; Civil servants; Broadcasting; Hospital staff; Mass media; Health policy; Freedom of speech; Public services reform

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