Free UNISON film tickets for NHS birthday

Next year is the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the NHS and to mark the beginning of this celebration and also highlight UNISON's defence of NHS principles, UNISONScotland is showing Michael Moore's film Sicko at a special free showing at the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) starting at 5.30pm on 15 January.

The event is free but ticketed - tickets are available from the GFT box office on the day of the event. Call 0141 332 8128.

Sicko highlights the failings of the US privately-controlled healthcare system, contrasting it with other systems in the world.

A key (and praised) comparator is our own NHS. UNISON has also invited three key political speakers for a short discussion after the film.

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon MSP has been asked to speak along with Margaret Curran MSP, the Labour spokesperson on health and Dr David Conway from the Socialist Health Association. Lilian Macer, deputy Scottish convenor, and chair of UNISON's Health Executive will chair the discussion.

The event is being run as part of UNISONScotland's Revitalise our public services campaign, and funded by the General Political Fund as a Positively Public event.

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