London hospitals shake-up

Title

London hospitals shake-up

Genre

Parliamentary debate

TX Date

6 Apr 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:42

Description

Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes poses questions to Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley in the Commons, on her proposed closure of London hospitals including Guys and St Barts in a re-organisation and asks why she announced this in writing instead of in person. Calls for proper public consultation on the proposals.

Contributors

Simon Hughes

Keywords

London; Government; Health services; Conservative Party; NHS; Hospitals; Guy’s Hospital; St Bartholomew’s Hospital; Virginia Bottomley

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