Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey : report of physician-superintendent 5th July, 1956, to 4th July, 1957 / [Louis Minski].

  • Minski, Louis
Date:
[1957?]
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Credit: Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey : report of physician-superintendent 5th July, 1956, to 4th July, 1957 / [Louis Minski]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The department continues to help in the selection of student nurses and in the training of nurses. The use of a Personality Chart has now been introduced as part of the training to orientate the student nurse in psychological observations which will provide information to the doctors regarding aspects of the personality and behaviour of the patients. Two courses of 8 Lectures were given by Dr. Desai to D.P.M. students, while as usual a Clinical Psychology student from The Tavistock Clinic spent a month in the department as part of her training. A new feature is the introduction of a Training Scheme approved and financed by the Regional Board for clinical Psychologists and the department has been active in the development of, and participation in, this scheme. Gne^ student has completed her period of training in the department and another* has taken her place. Facilities were provided for one post-doctoral research project. Visits were paid to the department during the year by the Senior Nursing staff of Holloway Sanatorium, a group of University College and Continental Psychology students and pre-nursing students from Ewell Technical College. FOLLOW-UP As usual, follow-up letters have been sent to all patients discharged from hospital at the end of three months, six months, twelve months, eighteen months and two years. The position at the end of two years after discharge from hospital was a follows :— Symptom free. Male 21 Female 21 Symptoms present but working 36 40 Unable to work 15 12 In Mental Hospitals ... 1 2 Deaths ... 3 2 Suicides 3 1 Re-admissions here ... 47 42 No replies . 82 58 Not followed up 89 108 Gone away 41 15 338 301 It will be seen that of the group of 639 patients under investigation 197 were not followed up. This is a higher figure than usual and is due to the fact, as mentioned in previous reports, that quite a number of patients do not wish to be reminded of their illness and desire all contact with the hospital to cease. 140 did not reply, and again this is a higher figure than usual. In this group however, is included patients from the Social Rehabilitation Unit, many of whom are without permanent homes and addresses and who therefore cannot be satisfactorily followed up. It will be seen that of the males who replied 45 per cent were -symptom free or working, while of the females 50 per cent were also symptom free or working. These figures are lower than the average for last year, when the males were 57 per cent and the females 51 per cent, but no reason can be offered for this.
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