Panorama

Getting Rid of Granny (1992x2)

: 20, 1992

The Prime Minister has praised the NHS for the treatment his parents received when they were ill in their old age. But many health authorities are now cutting back or even abandoning long-stay beds, moving the elderly to private nursing homes. In a special Panorama investigation, Robin Denselow reveals that the result can mean financial hardship and in some places disturbingly inadequate care.