Badge: St. Leonards Hospital Save It
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
Associated Organisation
Hackney Health Emergency (Produced for)
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 this for people to show their support for the cause.
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 this for people to show their support for the cause.
On display?
No
