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Hall children are often escorted by staff to hospitals when
specialist advice is necessary. Children are also taken to Ophthalmic
Clinics or to the Child Guidance Clinic when necessary.
HOURS OF OPENING
Children who attend the Assessment Centre are collected from
their homes in a mini-bus and arrive at about 9.30 a.m. each morning
and they are returned home from 4 p.m. onwards. During the day meals
are provided at the Assessment Centre for the children. No charge
is made for attendance.
PATIENTS
The Centre is staffed for 20 children. In view of the severity
of their handicaps a high staff ratio is essential to ensure that
each child receives the necessary care and attention. In addition
to children who are admitted to Kingsley Hall the Centre also provides
a service for other handicapped children. Children requiring physiotherapy
attend the centre from their homes. Groups of children from
Kingsley Hall are conveyed to Faircross Physically Handicapped School
for hydrotherapy as no pool is available at Kingsley Hall.
No. of children attending Kingsley Hall 1970
J F M A H JUN JUL A S 0 N D
No. 19 19 l8 18 18 18 18 17 17 19 19 l8
Admitted 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 3 5 1 0
Discharged
1 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 1
Other activities at Kingsley Hall (1970)
Children requiring physio-therapy (a) Kingsley Hall 11
(b) Community 5
Hospital visits 33
Ophthalmic clinic 5
Educational Psychologist 2
Reasons for admission to Kingsley Hall (1970)
Speech defect 1
Spina bifida 1
Cerebral palsy 2
Autism 1
Hypocalcaemia 1
Developmental retardation 10
Total 16
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