Badge - Hackney Health Emergency
Object
Badge
Production date
1983
Object number
2026.5
Physical Description
White background with a red hazard triangle in the middle with an image of a person on crutches being kicked by a large shoe. 'HACKNEY HEALTH EMERGENCY' is written on the sides of the triangle in black and red.
Object history
This badge was made in support of the Hackney Health Emergency which was a campaigning group set up by the Trades Council, the Community Health Council and the Borough Council in response to the planned closures of St Matthews Hospital, St Johns Hospital, St Leonards Hospital, the German Hospital and the Mothers hospital (see also 1991.15 and 1994.12).
Associated Place
Material
Metal
Dimension
Height: 4mm
Diameter: 37mm
Diameter: 37mm
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.
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
Inscription
Hackney Health Emergency
