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8 results found for '"Christine Hancock"' in Contributors.

  • Christine Hancock on new role as General Secretary of the RCN (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Christine Hancock on her first day as General Secretary of the Royal College of Nurses. She speaks about the possible battles ahead and the need to continue recruiting nurses. Male and female...

  • Government reforms of hospital management (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Interview

    Report on the reaction of nurses’ leaders to the Government’s reforms of hospital management. Speakers are Health Secretary William Waldegrave and RCN General Secretary Christine Hancock. Male reporter...

  • Beverley Allitt inquiry will not be in public (1993)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the Appeal Court upholding Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley’s decision to hold the inquiry into the conduct of convicted child murderer, nurse Beverley Allitt, behind closed doors. Follows an...

  • Reaction to Clothier Report (1994)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Interview

    David Addis reports on reaction to the Clothier Report, in which hospital staff were criticised for missing vital clues to what was happening. Nurse, Beverley Allitt was found guilty of murdering four...

  • Public sector pay awards (1995)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Lizzie Knight reports on proposed pay awards to public sector workers of 2% to 3% with a warning from the government that rises will have to be paid for by efficiency savings; interviews with George Varnava,...

  • Nurses pay dispute (1995)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Press conference featuring General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Christine Hancock, on a campaign for improved salaries for nurses within the NHS. Sound is in mono.

  • Nurses pay dispute (1995)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference

    Jeff Collins reports on the nurses’ pay dispute, following RCN decision to ballot its members on abolishing their no-strike clause. Christine Hancock General Secretary announces the decision. Leaders of...

  • Nurses’ pay rise announced (1996)

    Genre
    Interview

    Today the Government announced pay rises for nurses, doctors, and teachers. Nurses are to get a two percent rise. The General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Christine Hancock, is dismayed...