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Duty of Candour

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Staff struggle with telling patients the truth, raised by Dr Jeremy as the β€˜Duty of Candour’. Stars David Westhead. From 2016.

Jeremy raises the obligation doctors now have to tell the truth to patients and to apologise for their mistakes.

All at Polyoaks set out to be rigorously truthful to service users, a particular problem with one patient who has a really unusual and embarrassing problem.

Meanwhile Dr. Roy has problems with patients who insist on being rigorously truthful to him.

Nigel Planer and Simon Greenall star in the Health Service satire by Dr Phil Hammond and David Spicer.

The Polyoaks surgery is plagued by strikes, endless new management initiatives, staff shortages, militant patients, eight day weeks, privatisation – and all these things are entirely their fault, apparently.

Roy ...... Nigel Planer
Hugh ...... Simon Greenall
Monica ...... Polly Frame
Jeremy ...... David Westhead
Lauren ...... Zalie Burrow
Mrs Shaw/ Mrs Cox ...... Katie McDaniel
Mr Cox/ Mr Todd ...... Julian Dutton

Director: Frank Stirling

A Unique Production for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Apr 2021 05:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Roy Nigel Planer
Hugh Simon Greenall
Monica Polly Frame
Jeremy David Westhead
Lauren Zalie Burrow
Mrs Shaw Kate McDaniel
Mrs Cox Kate McDaniel
Mr Cox Julian Dutton
Mr Todd Julian Dutton
Writer Phil Hammond
Writer David Spicer
Director Frank Stirling

Broadcasts

  • Wed 8 Jun 2016 11:30
  • Sun 25 Apr 2021 12:30
  • Sun 25 Apr 2021 17:30
  • Sun 25 Apr 2021 22:00
  • Mon 26 Apr 2021 05:30

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