Campaign to save Barts from closure

Title

Campaign to save Barts from closure

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

17 Oct 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:55

Description

Campaigners fighting to save St Bartholomew’s Hospital (Barts) in London are claiming that the closure of its casualty department will cost lives. Paul Chapman reports on a demonstration by doctors, medical students and patients at Westminster today. Includes interviews with Geoff Wilson? (or, more likely, Geoff Martin?) of pressure group London Health Emergency and Labour MP, Brian Sedgemore; vox pop with patients.

Contributors

Brian Sedgemore; Paul Chapman; Geoff Wilson?; Geoff Martin?

Keywords

London; Government; Demonstrations; Hospitals; Patients; Doctors; Emergency health services; St Bartholomew’s Hospital; Pressure groups; London Health Emergency

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