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Away from the Workhouse

Synopsis
The care and treatment of patients in a long-stay hospital is often overshadowed by the image of institutionalisation. This is catalysed by the fact that many long-stay hospitals were originally designed in the last century as workhouses. The film depicts some of the ways in which a hospital can move away from this image. Patients and staff give their views on how the quality of life in a long-stay hospital may be improved.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 19 min.
Year of production
1976
Availability
Sale
Uses
Undergraduates in the medical and social sciences; general practitioners; student nurses and all those involved with the care of long-stay patients.*
Subjects
Medical sciences
Keywords
hospitals; long-stay hospitals; nursing

Credits

Director
Judith S Leathart
Writer
W J McLennan

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Sponsor

Name

Lipha (UK) Ltd

Name

Southampton General Hospital, Division of Geriatric Medicine

Distributor

Name

Viewtech Educational Media

Contact
Lynda Morrell
Notes
NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution For over 30 years Viewtech distributed programmes from leading specialist educational producers from around the world and since 2002 it included titles previously distributed in the UK by Educational Media Film & Video. The extensive collection covered all subjects within the primary and secondary curriculum and some materials, particularly in the areas of study skills and business, are applicable to further/higher education.

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