Broadmoor patient dies during industrial action

Title

Broadmoor patient dies during industrial action

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

24 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:40

Description

Industrial action by nurses at Broadmoor mental hospital has meant that some patients have been confined to their rooms and refused visitors. A patient died when he was administered a tranquiliser after a violent clash in Ward Three of Kent House. Police are investigating the death and Medical Director of Broadmoor, John Hamilton, says he is concerned about the safety of patients and hopes for a quick resolution to the strike action. Report by Peter Henley.

Contributors

John Hamilton; Peter Henley

Keywords

Deaths; Strikes; Labour disputes; UK; Great Britain; Nurses; Psychiatric hospitals; Berkshire; Patients; England; Broadmoor Hospital

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