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Healthcare Productions

  • A Privilege To Be There: The Work of the Midwife
    How the midwife works alongside women to enable them to achieve a happy and healthy birth. The wide range of their work is explored as is their unique relationship with mothers and their families....
  • AIDS Now: An African Perspective
    AIDS in Africa: How are people's attitudes changing in terms of their lifestyle and sexual practices and how should the Western attitude towards Africa and AIDs change....
  • AIDS Now: The Quest for Control
    AIDS in the USA and Britain. American, British and German attitudes and problems when formulating an AIDS control policy....
  • Aids Now: More Questions Than Answers
    Twelve scientists involved in the medical research of AIDS. Some answers but also admissions that some of the questions still remain unsolved....
  • Benefiting Clients: Effective Communication
    Looks at how good communication is vital for carers. BMA Bronze Award 1995 (It is worth noting that since the making of this programme the Benefits Agency and Employment Service were replaced by two new businesses, Jobcentre Plus and The Pension Se...
  • Breastfeeding: A Special Relationship
    The programme consists of mothers and their families talking. The Health Visitors' Association and a community dietician attempt to signpost the route to the best and safest method of feeding a baby. Commended by the Royal College of Midwives....
  • Caring in Nursing Homes
    Looks at the importance of good nursing care with a 'Resident Centred' focus. The Pathways to Care Project works with the The National Institute for Social Work....
  • Concerning Cancer-The Fragrant Smoke
    Looks at the problem of smoking in China and its association with cancer, and asks what can be done to avert a national catastrophe of alarming proportions....
  • Constipation 'The Hard Facts'
    The Nurses role in the treatment and prevention of constipation, both in the hospital and the community. BMA Silver Award 1993....
  • Drink: Under the Influence
    Alcoholisim and it's role in society. A number of people giving their views concerning alcoholism....
  • Island of Outcasts
    A frank and disturbing look at the psychiatric asylum on the Greek island of Leros....
  • Laundry Skills
    Importance of laundry skills in residential nursing homes for the prevention of infection and care of personal hygeine...
  • Mistaken for Mad?
    Mental illness within the Afro-Carribean and Asian communities: high hospital admission rates, over prescription and the frequency of patients being misdiagnosed....
  • Mother's Day
    Examines the controversial issue of 'double motherhood.'...
  • Soothing Advice
    Emotional impact of skin diseases. BMA Educational Merit Award 1991...
  • When To Worry? Keeping Safe
    Practical help for parents and child care professionals about allowing children to learn to approach danger safely....