Air Date
October 6, 1983
Episodes
4 episodes
The Nation's Health
Season 1
Episodes
1. Acute
October 6, 1983
85 min
Jessie finds herself the object of surprise when she applies for a surgical position at St Clair’s hospital
2. Decline
October 13, 1983
84 min
We are shown something of the relationship between private health care and the NHS, and between the NHS and pharmaceutical companies.
3. Chronic
October 20, 1983
81 min
The third episode focuses on the closure of Nightingale block, which will save the health authority £560,000 (one-twentieth of the hospital’s expenditure) at the expense of 120 beds.
4. Collapse
October 27, 1983
83 min
The fourth episode confronts the issue of the treatment of mentally ill patients and is perhaps the most overtly troubling.
