Talk-in Today
BIRTH OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE | How the state of the nation's health became a political ideal
Talk-in Today
Robin Day hosts a studio debate on the state of the NHS.
Synopsis
This discussion programme opens with film footage of Aneurin Bevan and a short interview with his widow, Baroness Lee. Robin Day is joined by Sir Keith Joseph, Secretary of State for Social Services, who faces some hostile questions from members of the medical profession. One became a doctor in the year that the NHS was introduced, while another was born in that year and is now a medical practitioner.
Did you know?
Contributor Dr Shirley Summerskill is the daughter of Baroness Summerskill, who served in Clement Attlee's post-war government. A Party Political Broadcast by Baroness Summerskill on the subject of the proposed National Health Service can be heard as part of this collection.
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