Reaction to Bart’s Hospital closure plan

Title

Reaction to Bart’s Hospital closure plan

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

23 Oct 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:22

Description

Julie Sedgwick reports on reaction from Londoners following the announcement of the possible closure of St Bartholomew’s (Bart’s) Hospital after the publication of the Tomlinson Report on the future of London’s NHS hospitals. Includes vox pop with patients and staff including Clement Plant(?); press statement by Professor Anthony Pinching, head of AIDS unit at the hospital.

Contributors

Julie Sedgwick; Clement Plant(?); Anthony Pinching

Keywords

London; Reports; Health services; NHS; Hospitals; Public hospitals; St Bartholomew’s Hospital; Public services reform; St Bart’s Hospital; Tomlinson Report

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