Title

NHS reform

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:45

Description

Report on proposed changes to the NHS which will privatise some areas and Health Secretary Kenneth Clarke’s defence of them- includes interview with him. Issues include GPs holding their own budgets and fears this will affect level of care; increasing bureaucracy in the new system; hospitals opting out of the NHS. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke

Keywords

Budgets; Health services; NHS; Hospitals; Privatization; Health policy; Doctors surgeries

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