Doctor on the Frontline (Original title)
Date: 21 February 1995 (Television)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: A report on government policy which shifts geriatric and post-operative care from GPs to hospitals which are being closed down. Community care was intended to replace psychiatric and elderly in-patient treatment into prepared facilities in the community. But those facilities are not available and the GP has to take on addtional work with no extra staff or premises.
Subjects: Care in the community, General practitioners, Geriatric hospitals, Post-operative care, Conservative Government (1979-1997)
Series title: Big Story
TV Transmissions
Date: 21 February 1995Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:30-20:00Runtime: 25 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVDuration: 00:25:08 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-9439885
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Video materials(1)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 25.08 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-02-21BFI identifier: C-808655
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Date: 21 February 1995 (Television)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: A report on government policy which shifts geriatric and post-operative care from GPs to hospitals which are being closed down. Community care was intended to replace psychiatric and elderly in-patient treatment into prepared facilities in the community. But those facilities are not available and the GP has to take on addtional work with no extra staff or premises.
Subjects: Care in the community, General practitioners, Geriatric hospitals, Post-operative care, Conservative Government (1979-1997)
Series title: Big Story
TV Transmissions
Date: 21 February 1995Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:30-20:00Runtime: 25 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVDuration: 00:25:08 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-9439885
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 25.08 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-02-21BFI identifier: C-808655
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape