Gagging of NHS officials

Title

Gagging of NHS officials

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Jan 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Robert Allen reports on the growing criticism of the government plans for NHS reform, in a Parliamentary bill, which will turn senior health officials into civil servants, meaning they will no longer be able to comment to press on controversial matters. Regional Director for Public Health in the North West of England, Professor John Ashton, speaks to medical correspondent Dr Patrick Dixon exclusively for London News Radio. Also comment from Health Minister Tom Sackville; shadow Health Secretary, Margaret Beckett; and Dr Naomi Craft, British Medical Journal.

Contributors

Robert Allen; Margaret Beckett; Tom Sackville; Patrick Dixon; John Ashton; Naomi Craft

Keywords

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

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