Health Secretary ponders future of Guy’s hospital

Title

Health Secretary ponders future of Guy’s hospital

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:01:37

Description

Interview with Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley, on the future of Guy’s Hospital in London as the Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham health authority is expected to approve a revised timetable for closure tonight. She says there are too many cardiac centres in a small area, whilst closing Guy’s would enable one to be opened on the South coast. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Virginia Bottomley

Keywords

Health services; Public finance; Hospitals; Health authorities; Guy’s Hospital; Public hospitals

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