Channel 4's The Cure left viewers horrified this evening, branding the programme "compelling but hard to watch".
The drama, which is based on a real-life story, covered Julie Bailey's campaign which exposed one of the most horrifying hospital care scandals in the history of the NHS.
Mid Staffs hit the headlines in 2008 after the disgusting neglect of patients in their care came to light.
This included patients being left for hours desperately hydrated, with no pain relief and in filthy wards.
Julie began the campaign after her 86-year-old mother was admitted to the hospital and was left utterly appalled by the care she received and believed that she had died as a result.
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A public inquiry was finally granted in 2010 and their findings in 2013 highlighted the “appalling and unnecessary suffering of hundreds of people” at the hospital.
However there was a furious backlash from some NHS workers, who were scared of losing their jobs due to the campaign, and Julie was forced out of her home town of Stafford.
Julie and nurse whistleblower Helene Donnelly were made a CBE and OBE, respectively, following their campaigning work.
Viewers flocked to Twitter to give their opinion on the programme, with many struggling to watch the scenes.
One tweeted: "This is compulsive viewing. Hard, difficult and emotional but compulsive #TheCure."
While another commented: "Such a sad gripping story Thank you Julie Bailey for having your voice heard Thank you Julie Bailey for never giving up despite vile threats and bullying Thank you Julie Bailey for giving others a voice to RIP to all the victims #TheCure."
A third remarked: "Compelling but hugely uncomfortable viewing #TheCure. We have achieved so much in developing open supportive cultures in the NHS to promote #freedomtospeakup and learning from events and feedback but the work and journey must continue #rightfirsttimeeverytime."
"In tears. I don’t want to believe this is true. But having learned in class about the Francis Inquiry & treatment of patients, I’m not going to pretend it didn’t happen. I’m going to sit with the pain I feel for them and ensure I never allow anything like this to happen. #TheCure," another wrote.
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