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Hostels
Although the borough has no hostel for the mentally ill, 21 patients are living
in other Local Authority hostels and those run by voluntary organisations. The Ealing
Association for Mental Health provides bed-sitting rooms for 6 women recently discharged
but not yet ready to settle in the community.
Hospitals
Ealing is served by 3 psychiatric hospitals:-
Springfield Hospital,
Upper Tooting
Ealing Area
Shenley Hospital,
St. Albans
Acton Area
St. Bernard's Hospital,
Southall
Southall Area
I have in previous reports referred to the difficulties caused by this division
and by the long journey to two of the three hospitals.
Voluntary Organisations
The Ealing Association for Mental Health has continued its valuable activities
which include a bus service to Springfield Hospital, shopping expeditions for inpatients,
and the organisation of the local Mental Health Week. Note has already
been made of the Association's bed-sitting room accommodation.
Mental Subnormality
Advisory and Diagnostic Services
These services are undertaken by the provision of 2 clinics a month held by the
Principal Medical Officer at which the services of a consultant psychiatrist in the
subnormality field are also available from time to time;
Evening discussion groups which the Principal Medical Officer holds with
parents of mentally handicapped children;
Home visits by Medical Officers.
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