London hospital closures risking lives

Title
London hospital closures risking lives
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop
TX Date
10 May 1995
Year of production
1995
Play audio
To listen to the audio files, please log in.
Duration
00:05:20
Description
Nick Woods reports on the proposed closure of four hospitals in London, to be voted on today by Parliament, and on the closure of Homerton Hospital in Hackney for 32 hours as it claimed it had no more beds at all. With comment from Janet Richardson, Chief Officer of City and Hackney Community Health Council; Conservative MP, John Gorst; vox pop with patients; Stan Davidson, who chairs the campaign against the closure of Edgware Hospital.
Contributors
John Gorst; Nick Wood; Janet Richardson; Stan Davidson
Keywords
Budgets; London; Government; Health; Health services; Conservative Party; Hackney; Public hospitals; Hospital patients; Barts Hospital; Homerton Hospital; Edgware Hospital

How to cite this record