Parliamentary debate on NHS waiting lists

Title

Parliamentary debate on NHS waiting lists

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

5 Mar 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

Paul Rowley reports from the House of Commons as MPs debate hospital waiting lists, with statistics showing the number of people waiting over 2 years is down and the General Election date expected to be announced soon. Commons speeches by cancer specialist Dr Jeffrey Tobias from the University College Hospital in London; Prime Minister John Major and Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock (doubting statistics).

Contributors

Neil Kinnock; John Major; Paul Rowley; Jeffrey Tobias

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Health services; Conservative Party; NHS; Cancer; General elections; Hospital patients

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