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E.C.C. 15 Havering ?
Barking 5 Redbridge 4
Waltham Forest 2 (+1 temporary vacancy).
The Hostel also provides placements for Temporary Care of
mentally handicapped living in the community during the school
holidays when almost one-third of the hostel residents return to
parent(s) or relatives for a short holiday. The need for Temporary
placements of mentally handicapped persons living at home
appears to be increasing.
Hospital Waiting List
The trend of care for mentally handicapped persons over
recent years is to enable care in the home or community if at all
possible and hospital beds are available only to those persons
really needing them. However, the shortage of such beds in this
and all other parts of this county does present both the family and
the community services with great problems. At present in
Havering there are 13 adults and 15 children (out of a total
of over 600 subnormal persons) who need hospital care but no
places are available. Many of these people have been waiting
for several years. This problem was the subject of discussion
with hospital staff, the Regional Hospital Board and the Ministry
of Health during the year.
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