The State And The Doctors (1946)

Item title reads The State and the Doctors. M, S as a stretcher is carried into a hospital. M, S as people gather in a hall. C, U of a nurse. Various shots of Harley Street sign and British Medical Association building. M, S of Doctor Guy Dain and Doctor Charles Hill of the British Medical Association. Doctor Hill speaks about the new National Health Bill and says caution should be exercised so that your doctor doesn t become a State doctor. Dr. Dain then speaks against Government interference in the new Bill. C, U of Labour M. P. for Islington West Doctor Haden Guest explaining the Bill and its benefits. Various shots of xrays and examinations. M, S as doctors put a child s leg in plaster. L, S of mothers and babies in a ward. Various shots of children eating in hospital. Dr. Guest ends by repeating that people will not be charged under the new bill. End Titles. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING IN