Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey : report of physician-superintendent 5th July, 1949, to 4th July, 1950 / [Louis Minski].

  • Minski, Louis.
Date:
[1950?]
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Credit: Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey : report of physician-superintendent 5th July, 1949, to 4th July, 1950 / [Louis Minski]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SOCIAL WORK. Miss Bignold who had been a social worker at the Maudsley Hospital since 1930 and came to this hospital at the outbreak of war, retired this year. Miss Bignold had a wide knowledge of social problems which she approached in a sympathetic manner. Her experience is a great loss to the hospital. At the present time there are two full-time social workers attached to the Industrial Unit, while the remainder of the hospital has one part-time and two full-time social workers. The routine social work remains the same, viz., obtaining social histories, dealing with queries regarding pensions, paying home visits, arranging convalescence, etc. As I mentioned in my last report after-care has become increasingly more difficult in view of the fact that in some areas there is no trained psychiatric social worker with whom contact may be made. This is a problem which requires urgent attention as adequate after-care is often vitally important in helping to stave off a relapse. The social workers help with the medical research in following up particular types of patients and obtaining detailed reports while they also co-operate with the Disablement Resettlement Officers in helping patients to obtain suitable types of work. In conclusion I wish to thank the Chairman and Members of the Hospital Management Committee for their help and support and also my medical and lay colleagues for their loyalty and co-operation during the past year. LOUIS MINSKI, M.D., F.R.C.P., Physician Superintendent.