The Cure

TV Movie
2019

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Sue Johnston and Sian Brooke in The Cure (2019)

Factually based drama about the true story of Julie Bailey, an ordinary woman from Stafford who blows the whistle on one of the worst scandals in the history of the NHS. After witnessing the... Read allFactually based drama about the true story of Julie Bailey, an ordinary woman from Stafford who blows the whistle on one of the worst scandals in the history of the NHS. After witnessing the appalling neglect of her mother and other patients, Julie launches a local campaign group... Read allFactually based drama about the true story of Julie Bailey, an ordinary woman from Stafford who blows the whistle on one of the worst scandals in the history of the NHS. After witnessing the appalling neglect of her mother and other patients, Julie launches a local campaign group to expose the awful truth at Stafford Hospital. Despite local hostility, threats and inti... Read all

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7.2/10

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10a-shoesmith-677-488076

Even reviews show you the system is rotten

I've never written a review before. Having just watched The Cure, it is an outstanding film and everyone associated with it should take huge credit.

The core reason for my post is that at the time of writing three of the five reviews for The Cure are 1/10 that claim exaggeration, untruths and "it wasn't really that bad". It is precisely this type of blasé attitude and a culture of cover up and unwillingness to listen and learn that caused the problems at Mid Staffs in the first place.

God bless Julie Bailey.

9evelynscott

Harrowing but brilliant.

Truly moving and harrowing. This is a brilliantly acted and delivered television show that raises awareness about the scandal. It's something that should never be forgotten, and raises awareness of the quality of care.

1andy-roberts12

Mostly exaggerated

I have worked for Stafford hospital for 11 years so just before this all happened and all I can say is I have never seen any of the stuff that is in the program apart from staffing issues which could be because of the management prioritising cost over care or it's because no staff want to work here because of stuff like this. This ether means it's all vastly exaggerated or the hospital has got a lot better ether way this program didn't need to be made and all it's done is drag the hospital through more dirt and what for profit?

1pauline-43457

Rubbish

This is an awful film, exaggerated to the extreme. Showing lies and humiliation to staff. Stafford Hospital is and never has been as bad as it has been made out to be. This should never have been made as it is just slander

10LawlessHeart123

God bless Julie Bailey.

Absolutely brilliant drama and all the more disturbing that it is based on actual first hand records and accounts of the horrors at Mid Staffs.

Shame on the reviewers who try to defend the disgusting behaviour of the trust in question.