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The Worcester Development Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Richard Turner  and
Glenn Roberts
Richard Turner
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH
Glenn Roberts
Affiliation:
North Devon District Hospital, Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4JB
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Abstract

“The philosophy of Community Care has resulted in the closure of several mental hospitals in this country. The ethos of the Worcester Development Project saw the closure of St Wulstan's and Powick Hospitals, and their replacement by a community-based service. This paper briefly describes the outcome of a three-year retrospective study completed in 1988 following the closure of both hospitals. The findings provide a comparison of the two hospitals, including details of the destination of all the patients. It is suggested that the term ‘hospital replacement’ might be preferable to ‘hospital closure’.”

“The Worcester Development Project began in 1968 when the Department of Health and Social Security brought together the Worcester and Kidderminster Hospital Management Committee and the County Council in a co-ordinated joint planning venture. Powick Hospital was chosen as the location for testing the hypothesis that closing a mental hospital and replacing it with general hospital psychiatric units, supported by a variety of community facilities, would provide a more economical and better service. This paper describes the outcome of this unique opportunity to study the problems involved in closing a mental hospital and its replacement with other facilities.”

Type
The Current Literature
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 160 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 103 - 107
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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