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55
Patients referred by Warlingham Park Hospital 17
Patients referred by Mental After Care Hostel 4
Patients from the community and other services 19
40
Referred and subsequently withdrawn 8
32
Boarded out - later re-admitted to hospital 2
„„ - later left to own accommodation 5
„„ - transferred to c/o Guardianship Society 1
„„ - still in lodgings 17
25
Awaiting places 7
32
Of the 17 in lodgings (10 males and 7 females) 10 are mentally
ill, 6 subnormal and one severely subnormal.
Social Work
The Social Work Service which is being developed jointly
with Warlingham Park Hospital, has made a promising start during
the past year. Social problems are dealt with affecting all
categories of mentally disordered persons and their families.
The service is organised so that the Social Workers and Doctors
responsible for the patient's treatment work together as a team,
and so that there can be continuity of care before, during and
after treatment as required. This is greatly facilitated by the
joint use of staff by Hospital and Local Authority.
The expansion of the staff towards the end of the year by
one Mental Welfare Officer, and three Psychiatric Social Workers,
has resulted in better coverage of the various clinical units of
the Mental Health Service. There is now one Psychiatric Social
Worker full time at the Day Hospital, and three at Warlingham
Park Hospital who are also available to deal with Out-Patients.
Despite this increase in staff, the needs of the developing
Mental Health Service are still some way from being met.
At the beginning of the year the number of persons whom the
Social Workers were helping at any time was around 500. This
number was increased by the end of the year to almost 650. Over
the whole year the Social Workers were engaged in helping some
1.100 cases, and the type of help needed was very varied. Although
most of the persons referred to the Social Workers are
Patients attending for treatment at one or other of the Psychiatric
Units, others have been referred by a wide range of social
service agencies including other Local Authority Departments, as
well as byy members of the general public.