1 hour ago The Sleep Room by Jon Stock review – the psychiatrist who abused female patients

This harrowing account of a British doctor and his shocking experiments on young women includes a testimony from the actor Celia Imrie, who was one of his patientsIn a hospital in Waterloo, London, in the mid-1960s was a psychiatric ward full of sleeping women. Suffering from disorders ranging from post-partum depression to chronic anxiety to anorexia, the residents of the “sleep room” were sedated and woken only to be washed, fed or subjected to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). All were under the supervision of psychiatrist William Sargant, who at the time was hailed as a pioneer. Sargant claimed that a combination of enforced narcosis and ECT could fix disturbed minds. Failing that, the treatment would be surgical lobotomy.The Sleep Room is author Jon Stock’s gripping account of a scandal in which female patients were denied dignity and agency by a man who wielded absolute power over their bodies. The book is ably narrated by actors Richard Armitage, Antonia Beamish and Celia Imri...

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5 h. ago London has worst unemployment rate in UK after massive hospitality jobs shake

ONS figures show the number of employees in London shows a fall of 1.8% in the year to May, more than any other region

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29 h. ago Passing On of Former Nigerian President at London Hospital Part of “tide of medical tourism”: Catholic Archbishop

Passing On of Former Nigerian President at London Hospital Part of “tide of medical tourism”: Catholic Archbishop  aciafrica.org

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68 h. ago Buhari and I Were Hospitalised Together In Same London Facility Before His Passing, Says Ex

Buhari and I Were Hospitalised Together In Same London Facility Before His Passing, Says Ex-Head Of State, Abdulsalami  Sahara Reporters

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6 d. ago MQM founder Altaf Hussain hospitalised in London after ‘severe illness’

MQM founder Altaf Hussain hospitalised in London after ‘severe illness’  Dawn

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6 d. ago Sources: Tinubu secretly sent Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital

Sources: Tinubu secretly sent Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital  TheCable

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6 d. ago A look at the 'suspicious properties' bought in alleged London hospital fraud scheme

A look at the 'suspicious properties' bought in alleged London hospital fraud scheme  CBC

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6 d. ago Four people taken to hospital after stabbing in south east London

Four people taken to hospital after stabbing in south east London  News Shopper

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6 d. ago London, Ont., hospital sues former executives over alleged decade

London, Ont., hospital sues former executives over alleged decade-long fraud  Yahoo

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7 d. ago Sir Hotels Opens Bookings For First UK Property: Sir Devonshire Square, London

Sir Hotels Opens Bookings For First UK Property: Sir Devonshire Square, London  Hospitality Net

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7 d. ago London, Ont. hospital sues former staff, contractors for $60M+ in alleged fraud and negligence

London, Ont. hospital sues former staff, contractors for $60M+ in alleged fraud and negligence  CTV News

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7 d. ago London, Ont. hospital sues former staff, contractors for $50M in alleged fraud

London, Ont. hospital sues former staff, contractors for $50M in alleged fraud  AM 800 CKLW

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7 d. ago BREAKING: London, Ont. hospital sues former staff, contractors for $60M+ in alleged fraud and negligence

BREAKING: London, Ont. hospital sues former staff, contractors for $60M+ in alleged fraud and negligence  CTV News

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9 d. ago Construction Begins on One of London’s Largest Budget Hotels

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9 d. ago Australian royal prank DJs claim their bosses MADE them phone the Princess of Wales's hospital and impersonate the late Queen before nurse's suicide

Michael Christian and 2Day FM radio co-host Mel Greig duped staff at King Edward VII's Hospital in London in Decemeber 2012 into disclosing some of the Princess of Wales' personal medical details.

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9 d. ago NHS plot to fly hundreds of drones a week over Kensington Palace, Hyde Park and Oxford Circus branded 'crazy' by worried Londoners scared they might CRASH or cause disruption

The health service are looking to use the drones to deliver urgent blood samples between 12 hospitals across London after a six-month trial period at Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals.

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2 w. ago London hospital failed to give woman 'prompt and necessary' sepsis care

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2 w. ago Beloved radio star tragically dies in London hospital after four decades on air as colleagues pay tribute

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A seven-year-old girl who was killed in an accident in an Essex park is believed to have been 'visiting with family from London '.

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