Hospital shortages

Title

Hospital shortages

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 May 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

Bob Hill of Caterham Mental Hospital discusses the staff shortages at the hospital, and states the hospital is 264 nurses short. NHS budget cuts have left the hospital short-staffed, and new incentives are needed to attract new staff.

Contributors

Bob Hill

Keywords

Health services; Cost reduction; NUPE; Nurses; Psychiatric hospitals; Medical personnel; Health authorities; Caterham Mental Hospital; Hospital staff; Hospital finance

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