bmj;380/mar22_4/p665/FAF1faPathé UKJudi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Saunders, and Russell Tovey are among the stars of a film that aims to pay tribute to the deep humanity of NHS staff battling with limited resources and ever growing demand.Allelujah, which is based on the Alan Bennett play, celebrates the spirit of elderly patients and NHS staff who, when their ward in a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure, fight back by galvanising the local community.Jacobi told BBC Radio 4’s Today news programme that the film reflected the times he had spent in hospital. “The nurses and doctors are just amazing. They work so hard. They care for you not just physically but mentally,” he said.The film, directed by Richard Eyre, opened in the UK this week.bmj;380/mar22_4/p665/FBF2fbPathé UK
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