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A special programme devoted to the Mason Report on Psychiatric Services.

TVNZ’s flagship,primetime current affairs show which ran from March 1988 to December 1994. It replaced current affairs show "Closeup', which ran from 1980 to the end of 1987.

  • 1Health Minister David Caygill says the Mason Report on Psychiatric Services makes for disturbing reading. Detailed coverage of the Mason Report outlining the poor treatment of the mentally ill and psychiatrically disturbed in Auckland followed by a round-table studio discussion with the Chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board Sir Frank Rutter, Ministry of Health David Caygill and a selection of experts in mental health. What are the implications of the Mason report? What does it mean for forensic psychiatry? How should society deal with people whose mental state has brought them into conflict with the law? How should community care be managed?

Primary Title
  • Frontline
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 9 October 1988
Start Time
  • 18 : 50
Finish Time
  • 19 : 30
Duration
  • 40:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • TVNZ’s flagship,primetime current affairs show which ran from March 1988 to December 1994. It replaced current affairs show "Closeup', which ran from 1980 to the end of 1987.
Episode Description
  • A special programme devoted to the Mason Report on Psychiatric Services.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
Hosts
  • Neil Billington (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Amanda Millar (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Neil Billington (Interviewer)
Speakers
  • David Caygill (Minister of Health, Labour Party)
  • Dr Basil James (Spokesman, Mental Health Foundation)
  • Dr Peter McGeorge (Mental Health Services Manager, Auckland Hospital Board [AHB])
  • Dr Robin Hewland (Psychiatrist)
  • Mary O'Hagen (Spokesperson, Psychiatric Survivors)
  • Professor Andrew Hornblow (Community Health Expert, Christchurch School of Medicine)
  • Professor James Wright (Psychiatry Department Head, Auckland School of Medicine)
  • Sir Frank Rutter (Chairman, Auckland Hospital Board [AHB])
  • Wi Keelan (Community Health Worker)