Clarke on government powers to control the spread of AIDS
- Title
- Clarke on government powers to control the spread of AIDS
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 20 Feb 1985
- Year of production
- 1985
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- Duration
- 00:03:37
- Description
- Interview with health minister Kenneth Clarke on the government’s decision not to make AIDS an official notifiable disease. Clarke arguing the government has the necessary powers to control the spread of the disease but will be ensuring local authorities are able to use existing powers under the Public Health Act to detain patients in hospital. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Kenneth Clarke
- Keywords
- Infectious diseases; AIDS; Notifiable diseases; Public Health Act
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