Sidney Shore on psychiatric patient release

Title

Sidney Shore on psychiatric patient release

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Mar 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Sidney Shore(?), administrator for the Essex Health Authority(?), says psychiatrists were responsible for the release of a psychiatric hospital patient who went on to kill again. Conservative MP for Colchester, Antony Buck wants Home Secretary Merlyn Rees to become involved but says that no one individual can be blamed. Male reporter not identified (poss. Barry Jordan).

Contributors

Sidney Shore(?); Barry Jordan?; Antony Buck

Keywords

Crime; Violence; Hospitals; Psychiatric hospitals; Homicide; Mental health; Patients; Merlyn Rees; Essex; Psychiatric hospital patients; Colchester; Severalls Hospital

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