The Hospital: How I Survived the Secret Child Experiments at Aston Hall

The Hospital: How I Survived the Secret Child Experiments at Aston Hall

<p>The Sunday Times top ten bestseller...</p><p>Nobody knew what was going on behind those doors. We were human toys. Just a piece of meat for someone to play with.</p><p>Barbara O'Hare was just 12 when she was admitted to the psychiatric hospital, Aston Hall, in 1971. From a troubled home, she'd hoped she would find sanctuary there. But within hours, Barbara was tied down, drugged with sodium amytal - a truth-telling drug - and then abused by its head physician, Dr Kenneth Milner.</p><p>The terrifying drug experimentation and relentless abuse that lasted throughout her stay damaged her for life. But somehow, Barbara clung on to her inner strength and eventually found herself leading a campaign to demand answers for potentially hundreds of victims.</p><p>A shocking account of how vulnerable children were preyed upon by the doctor entrusted with their care, and why it must never happen again.</p>