The local BBC approached Lancaster initially as our Trust had volunteered
the dept to be filmed. They did a site visit, but the National Office
decided to go for somewhere with a guaranteed waiting time.
Ray McGlone
A&E Lancaster
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Spencer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: NHS on TV
> Interviewing only selected individuals renders programme content more
> controllable by the BBC... honest words from senior A & E folk might not
> have been what they wanted to air! As an aside I have to say I thought
the
> presenter was dreadful; attempting to emulate Paxman's style, resulting in
> him being somewhat offensive and interrupting almost every answer.
>
> A & E folk may have been more direct about how to 'improve A & E' as the
> public seem to understand it. They may have explained that more beds (and
> staff to look after the patients in those beds) would mean less 'queuing'
of
> patients in A & E and the end of 'trolley waits'. I don't believe the
> public (generally) understand that 'more beds' and 'improving A & E' are
> inextricably linked! They (the BBC programme editors) did, I think, just
> about get across the idea of bed blocking resulting from too little social
> care/nursing home/residential home places... but they failed to link the
> whole caboodle together.
>
> I agree with Phil - very much a wasted media opportunity for A & E!
>
> Sarah Spencer
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rowley Cottingham" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 8:59 AM
> Subject: NHS on TV
>
>
> > So there is the presenter as I watch; and he asks how we improve A&E
> services. And who does the camera swing to? Dr
> > (sic) Richard Collins. Nice enough chap, bit of a rentaquote these days,
> but Richard is a Consultant Surgeon at a hospital
> > (Kent and Canterbury) without full A&E services. So the BMA were unaware
> that this discussion was going to take
> > place? They didn't bother telling BAEM? Leicester Royal and the Chelsea
> and Westminster both have cameras there.
> > There is a link from A&E. No senior medical input from a service that as
I
> type has just been announced as the fourth
> > most important issue in the NHS to the public. Any comments?
> >
> >
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> >
> > Rowley Cottingham
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> > http://www.emergencyunit.com
>
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