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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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The list of officers (staffs of mental health establishments is considered separately) is given below by listing posts in the left hand column and qualifications in the column opposite.
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* 1 seconded for Certificate in Social Work Course, September, 1967.
** 2 seconded for Certificate in Social Work Course, September, 1968.
1 seconded for Psychiatric Social Work Course, September, 1968.
The Service provided practical placement facilities for four
students from professional courses of a high standard, viz., University
of London, 2; University of South Wales, 1; and Bromley
College of Technology, 1.
Towards a Comprehensive Mental Health Service
During 1968 arrangements were finalised for one mental
welfare officer to be seconded on a full-time basis to the Bromley
Hospital Stepping Stones O.P. Clinic. This new secondment will
greatly facilitate the co-ordination of the three areas of community
psychiatry, viz., prevention, care and after-care. The attachment
of two Mental Welfare Officers to two Consultant Psychiatrists in
the Borough as mentioned in the Report for 1967, continues to
work extremely well. Discussions took place prior to secondment
of yet another Mental Welfare Officer to work at Cane Hill
Hospital. It would be seen that a third of the field staff is now
working within the hospital service on a regular and formal basis.
The 5th Mental Welfare Officer continues to work with the Child
Psychiatrist at the Local Authority Child Guidance Clinic.
All these Mental Welfare Officers retain their own case loads
and take their turn on the duty roster.