Central News East: 09.02.1990: Ambulance Dispute in Nottinghamshire

Summary

Simon Harris report about the emergency ambulance cover provided by Nottinghamshire police during the long-running dispute in the ambulance service.

Year:

1990

Duration:

0:01:41

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

The emergency cover follows a refusal of four Nottinghamshire ambulance stations to take 999 calls. Interviews with PC Harry Brotherhood who is usually based in Calverton and has been deployed to drive an emergency ambulance, and Chief Superintendent Roger Storey of Nottinghamshire police. Meanwhile the health secretary Kenneth Clarke was in Nottingham to open the offices of a private medical insurance firm. He talked about the strike putting lives at risk. Views of converted Ford Transit van used by the police as a temporary ambulance including shots of police officers with stretcher. Shots of striking ambulance crews. Shots of Kenneth Clarke opening the private medical insurance firm.


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