No Tonic for the Nurses

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1717A

Date Released

3 May 1962

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nurses Protest March. DESCRIPTION: Some 10,000 nurses came to Trafalgar Square in London, to demonstrate support of their pay claim. Many carried banners expressing disgust at the Government’s 2 1/2 per cent pay offer. It was the biggest gathering of nurses ever seen in Britain. SHOTLIST: CU of nurses’ faces. The start of the march from Marble Arch. Looking through the Arch as they file past. Marching down Oxford Street. They swing into Trafalgar Square (several). CUs of posters. General view CU of nurses listening to speakers. Pan down Nelson’s Column to general view. Shot of speaker Miss M Burns, Matron of St Helens Hospital, Barnsley.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Labour relations

Locations

London; Trafalgar Square; Marble Arch

Card file number

84285

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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