Documentary casts light on hospital conditions

Title

Documentary casts light on hospital conditions

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:04:54

Description

Report on a television documentary about psychiatric hospitals. The Silent Minority features St Lawrence’s Hospital in Caterham and Borocourt Hospital near Reading. Includes interview with COHSE nurses’ union regional secretary Nigel Beckett who agrees with Health Minister Sir George Young who says patients are living in a sad twilight world. Also includes interview with the film maker Nigel Evans. Social Services Secretary, Patrick Jenkin has asked health authorities in charge of the two hospitals to investigate allegations made in the film. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Nigel Evans; Nigel Beckett

Keywords

Trade unions; Nurses; Hospitals; St Lawrence’s Hospital; Psychiatric hospitals; COHSE; Berkshire; Patients; Geoffrey Howe; Television programmes; Television documentaries; Surrey; Psychiatric hospital patients; Mental health services; Patrick Jenkin; Documentary films; Psychiatric nursing; George Young; Caterham; Borocourt Hospital; Reading (place)

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.