Channel 4 to broadcast mental health documentary series

Featuring NHS Trust

Adam Saville
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‘Losing It: Our Mental Health Emergency’ airs Tuesday 21 January at 10pm on Channel 4

A new documentary series focusing on the unprecedented pressure on mental health services will feature staff from one of the NHS's largest trusts, Nottingham Healthcare. The trust decided to take part in the series in April 2019 in order to reduce stigma associated with mental illness. Filming took place across Nottinghamshire during the summer of last year and the series features patients with a wide variety of diagnoses. John Brewin is chief executive of the trust said: "We knew that taking part in this series had its risks but having seen all four episodes I am very glad we made th...

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