Our location for the live news section was the Medway Maritime Hospital. At first Gavin had tried to contact them but to no avail, so i decided that as the date for filming was getting closer that i would try. I googled "Medway hospital Press Office" and their website came up, once i clicked on that there were lots of sections for different things but right at the bottom there was a section called media, so i clicked on that. Once on there it gave you a number to called as well as an informational paragraph.
I phoned the number and a gentleman answered so i asked who i needed to speak to regarding filming on the hospital grounds, to which he replied that it was himself and asked what it was i needed. He introduced himself as Micheal Adley and i told him that we were planning an interview with a student nurse and having the hospital sign at the entrance would be a great backdrop.
He was very helpful and explained that if we were to film on the grounds then we would need a chaperone at all times, which unfortunately they could not provide on the day we were filming. However he did recommend a spot on the boundary of the grounds that is for public use in which the BBC do most of their filming for hospital coverage as there is a big sign there also. With this information i thanked him and ended the call. He had told me that it was on the corner of windmill road so i looked on google maps and we decided to go and do a recce before filming.
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