Geoffrey Rivett
Geoffrey Rivett is vice-chair of the governors of Homerton foundation trust. He is the author of From Cradle to Grave: fifty years of the NHS and runs the website www.nhshistory.net.
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The water tower speech
On 9th March 1961 Enoch Powell, the Minister of Health, addressed the annual conference of the National Association of Mental Health.
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The Moorgate Tube crash
On 28th February 1975, at 8.46 in the morning, a tube train failed to stop at Moorgate station and ploughed on into a brick wall, compacting the first three coaches into a tangle of metal.
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Your life in their hands
On 11 February 1958, the BBC first televised Your Life in Their Hands, presented by Charles Fletcher from the Royal College of Physicians.
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The hospital plan
The Hospital Plan will determine for many years to come the broad lines of development of the hospital service.
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The most expensive breakfast
On 16th January 2000 Tony Blair was interviewed by Sir David Frost. In what was described as the most expensive breakfast in British history, the PM announced that spending on the health service in the UK would rise, over five years, to the European average.
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