[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.
- Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1963
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![far as seeking medical help and investigation are concerned,, It is a fair claim, I think, to say that she does much useful and valuable work in preventing the patient's severe breakdown or relapse» Since the inception of the Mental Health Act, 1959, after- care visiting has increased and the success of the Health Visitor’s work depends to a large extent on her being able to make contact with the patient while he is in hospital, thus becoming conversant with the case history and being able to discuss the medical and social problems with the appropriate staffQ Rehabilitation depends upon the combined efforts of the General Medical Practitioner Service and the Hospital and Local Authority Health and Welfare Services0 It is essential for the patients well-being that there should be a high standard of liaison of co-operation between the services concerned, for the greater team work the more beneficial and effective the results» HOME HELP SERVICES Towards the end of 1963? and in accordance with the County Council's 10 year development plan, a whoie time Home Help was employed in the Llandrindod Wells area, A motor van, washing machine and vacuum cleaner were provided and these enabled the Home Kelp to operate a laundry service for incontinent domiciliary ■t- success o’ heis :h( patient So it is too soon to report on the success of scheme, out to have transport available fo; is an obvious advantage0 9C% of the Home Helj time helps0 No In-service inaugura i sd ouu ihis is a expioredo out _1 ig districts work is still e: ; training of Home 1 e 1 d o — worx wn 1 ci 5riea cut oy part iCj.ps nas yet oeen remains to be WORK OF THE Nl'RSIIG- STAFF ' drk of the Supei ir ident Nursing Officer No. of routine _i.*Spoc uion No. of special visits to ; No» of other v 1SItSo 000 0 0 N 0 0 of visits to Nursing ] No 0 CI visits to Hospital rsin pr of NurseSo oooooooo©o^)7 2 ~7 00 0000000000000^/ 11 n OOGOOOOOOOCOOC cilU 10 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC o © 0000000000 000000 & 0 o u U new Totaj. numbe T -Z), 7 » © V GOO to OOOOOO*— J •—{ parienr.3 visiuecio “*■ O i X11^. X <0 Xl 1/ J_ S o O ® OO OOOOOO 21 722 o o ‘ C.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28875175_0057.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
