Hospital: In the Deep End, The (ATOM Study Guide)

News headlines constantly tell us our public health system and its workers are at breaking point. But what is it really like to work on the hospital frontline? In this ground-breaking series, three Australian icons with a unique connection to the health system go beyond the headlines to find out. Television presenter and food and travel writer Melissa Leong, host of Gardening Australia Costa Georgiadis and actor Samuel Johnson are thrown out of their comfort zones and onto the frontline of St Vincent’s Hospital.

Real and raw, emotional and enlightening, The Hospital: In the Deep End will have you seeing these icons and our public health system as you’ve never seen them before.

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The Hospital: In the Deep End is suitable for senior school students in Years 10, 11, 12 and above in the learning areas of:

• English
• Health and Physical Education
• The Arts (Media)

Some of the themes covered in the series include:

• Medical science
• Australia’s hospital system
• Challenges to our healthcare system
• Private vs public system
• Hospital working conditions
• Advancements and achievements in medicine