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St Leonards Hospital badge

Object

Badge

Production date

1980 = 1985

Object number

1993.26

Physical Description

Round button badge, red with white lettering reads, 'St Leonards Hospital Save It.' Diam : 55mm

Exhibition Label

From the exhibition '1980s People Power: The Campaign for St Leonard's Hospital' [21 March - 15 July 2023]

Hackney Health Emergency

Hackney Health Emergency’s main aims were to stop the closure of St Leonard’s Hospital, ensure local people had adequate healthcare including emergency care, and hospital staff’s jobs were protected.

The campaign was organised by Hackney Health Emergency members, local trade unions, political parties and local residents. In February 1983, 85% of GPs in Hackney declared they were against closures because of the impact it would have on local healthcare provisions.

The campaign produced badges, stickers, placards, banners, posters and other items like those shown here for people to show their support for the cause.

On display?

No