Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dentists | 20100802 | Two people from different generations who work in the health industry or have experience of the health industry discuss how technology has changed over their lifetimes.
The series takes a look at a broad spectrum of the health professions from surgeons to nurses, dentists to birthing specialists, and looks at how technology has changed during the course of their working lives.
How does the new technology affect our society? What social changes does our approach to technology reveal?
The series begins with two dentists. Alistair McClean, now retired, worked in Perth as a dentist for 40 years, qualifying in 1964. Elaine Halley also works in Perth but qualified in 1992. They compare notes on the vast change in dental techniques and social changes such as the NHS, fluoride in water and views on cosmetic dentistry.
Producer: Laura Parfitt
Two dentists compare notes on the changes in techniques they have witnessed. People from different generations discuss how approaches in a certain field have changed |
| 02 | Birth | 20100803 | Two people from different generations who work in the health industry or have experience of the health industry discuss how technology has changed over their lifetimes.
St Mary's Hospital has a cutting edge birthing centre for new mothers. Daughter and mother Sarah and Jean compare notes on their experiences of how technology helped their birth experience, and how our attitudes have shifted towards a more natural approach.
Producer: Laura Parfitt
A daughter and mother compare notes on how technology helped their birth experience. People from different generations discuss how approaches in a certain field have changed |
| 03 | Community Nurses | 20100804 | Two people from different generations who work in the health industry or have experience of the health industry discuss how technology has changed over their lifetimes.
Sharon Dempsey nurses in the community, as did Merle Parke. They compare notes on how technology in their jobs affects the relationship with the patient. From computerising records and using high tech equipment to having machinery that can help patients monitor their own symptoms and help nurses make remote diagnoses.
Producer: Laura Parfitt
Two community nurses discuss how technology affects their relationships with patients. People from different generations discuss how approaches in a certain field have changed |
| 04 | Mental Health | 20100805 | Two people from different generations who work in the health industry or have experience of the health industry discuss how technology has changed over their lifetimes.
Una Parker had ECT treatment for severe depression in the 1970s. She talks to Andrew Smith who is in his twenties and is being treated for depression by drug therapy. However, ECT is still used today, though there is much greater knowledge around it. How has technology changed our approach to the treatment of mental health?
Producer: Laura Parfitt
Andrew, receiving therapy for depression, talks to Una who was helped in the 1970s. People from different generations discuss how approaches in a certain field have changed |
| 05 | Heart Surgeons | 20100806 | Two people from different generations who work in the health industry or have experience of the health industry discuss how technology has changed over their lifetimes.
Mr Terence Lewis is one of the country's pioneering heart surgeons. He recently retired but he returns to the building named after him at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth to meet heart surgeon Clinton Loyd, who is conducting cutting-edge surgery using minimally invasive techniques. Technology has moved on quickly in the last 50 years, but technology has also got to be measured against cost.
Producer: Laura Parfitt
Two pioneering heart surgeons meet to discuss the latest cutting-edge techniques. People from different generations discuss how approaches in a certain field have changed |