Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital to close

Title

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital to close

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:06

Description

Report on the upcoming closure of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson women’s hospital in central London. Includes interview with NUPE shop steward Vera Wagstaff, who says the staff had not been informed, and Labour MP Frank Dobson, who blames the area health authority for the closure and calls for the resignation of members. Also includes an interview with hospital canteen organiser Mrs Forrest(?), who was admitted as a patient. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Frank Dobson; Vera Wagstaff; Mrs Forrest(?)

Keywords

London; Health services; Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital; Hospitals; Whittington Hospital

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