AYE! TALKS: Dr. Philippa Whitford
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Title: AYE! TALKS: Dr. Philippa Whitford
Reference number: 20840
Date: 2014, June 1
Sound: sound
Colour: col
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 15.13 mins
Description:
Recording of an event at Govan Town Hall in Glasgow prior to the Scottish independence referendum, featuring speeches by independence supporters - a speech by surgeon Dr. Philippa Whitford.
Available to view with transcript:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf4l1CJRwTA
[last accessed 08/12/2023]
Shotlist: Dr. Philippa Whitford talks about quality of life expectancy; importance of NHS, devolved Scottish NHS; start of private services within NHS; start of hospital trusts; foundation trusts under Labour; splintering of NHS in England; collaborative NHS in Scotland; Westminster's control over Scottish NHS funding; privatisation will not solve challenges of NHS; independence an opportunity to change the country we live in.