Who Calls the Shots?

Synopsis: Difficult and controversial decisions are being made every day in the NHS. Looks at the closure of the children’s ward at Amersham Hospital in Buckinghamshire in April 1993, with the services transferred to a more mordern hospital several miles awway. Examines the effect of the closure on patients and staff and the issues it raised for the hospital managament. Asks how an adequate service will continue to be maintained. By focusing on a small part of the health service, the film explores the different voices and pressures that affect decision making withing the NHS.
Series: Picture of Health, A 2
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: children in hospital; health services; hospitals; National Health Service

Producer

Cast

Beverley Hunt
John Cormack

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