Hospitals opting out of the NHS

Title

Hospitals opting out of the NHS

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

4 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Des Fahy reports from Westminster on the Commons debate over allowing 56 hospitals to opt out of the NHS to be run by trusts. Includes speeches by Health Secretary William Waldegrave; shadow Health Secretary Robin Cook accusing him of breaking up the NHS and Waldegrave replying.

Contributors

Robin Cook; William Waldegrave; Des Fahy

Keywords

Health services; NHS; Privatization; Public hospitals; Health policy; Hospital administration

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