West London Mental Health NHS Trust, which runs the hospital in Crowthorne, produced the film
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Film offers a chance to see inside Broadmoor
By Victoria SmithJanuary 27, 2012
Broadmoor Hospital is inviting people to take a sneak peak behind its walls with a film to mark its 150th anniversary next year.
West London Mental Health NHS Trust, which runs the hospital in Crowthorne, produced the film to promote understanding of its work.
The high-security psychiatric hospital houses patients, including Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, who brutally murdered 13 women between 1975 and 1980.
The film reveals a number of perspectives on life at the hospital as staff from each professional group explain how their work contributes to reducing the risk patients present, and to their recovery.
Patients share what brought them to the hospital and their experiences there, which involves an average length of stay of six years.
The roles are played by actors, though the words are their own.
Kevin Murray, clinical director at Broadmoor, said: “We wanted to dispel the myths and show anyone who’s interested that we are an open institution whose work is about healthcare, not punishment. We hope people will see us and our patients in a different light.”
To view the film visit www.wlmht.nhs.uk/bm/broadmoor-hospital/about-broadmoor-hospital-video.
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