▁It ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁Gran ada ▁Television , ▁Television ▁North ▁West , ▁and ▁other ▁channels ▁in ▁Britain ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Mar jor ie ▁G iles ▁and ▁Pat ▁Baker . ▁ ▁The ▁programme ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁a ▁public ▁forum ▁on ▁social , ▁legal ▁and ▁health ▁concerns . ▁Health ▁issues ▁covered ▁included ▁di ab etes , ▁heart ▁disease ▁and ▁de pression . ▁Access ing ▁social ▁security ▁and ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁were ▁also ▁de alt ▁with . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁P ande ▁cred ited ▁the ▁series ▁with ▁introdu cing ▁him ▁to ▁other ▁health ▁profession als ▁that ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁services ▁offered ▁in ▁his ▁surg ery : ▁I ▁was ▁speaking ▁to ▁all ▁sorts ▁of ▁people ▁– ▁di et icians , ▁social ▁workers … ▁And ▁I ▁started ▁thinking ▁" why ▁don ' t ▁I ▁inv ite ▁these ▁people ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁my ▁surg ery ?" ▁So ▁that ' s ▁what ▁I ▁did ▁– ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁or ▁so ▁before ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁norm , ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁nur se , ▁a ▁social ▁worker , ▁a ▁di etic ian ▁– ▁all ▁sorts ▁of ▁health ▁workers ▁– ▁in ▁my ▁surg ery , ▁and ▁that ▁was ▁all ▁because ▁you ▁could ▁decide ▁what ▁you ▁wanted ▁for ▁your ▁patient . ▁As ▁the ▁need ▁came , ▁I ▁was ▁happy ▁to ▁provide . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : H indi - language ▁television ▁programs ▁Category