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The Psychiatrist’s Viewpoint

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The Quiet Evolution

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Abstract

Leavesden Hospital, near Watford in Hertfordshire, includes Hillingdon in its catchment area of North West London boroughs. At its peak Leavesden housed 2300 patients, but over the last decade the numbers have dropped to below 1300. This was achieved by the rehabilitation to the community of several hundred long-term patients, by the inevitable deaths amongst the oldest, and by a steadily reducing admission rate.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. CCETSW, UK

    David Lane (Social Work Education Adviser)

  2. Hillingdon’s Social Services Department, UK

    Sheila Noble (Research and Management Information Officer)

  3. Buckinghamshire County Council, UK

    Michael Tidball (Deputy Director of Social Services)

  4. Hillingdon, USA

    Sam Twigg (Principal Officer (Day and Residential Services), Deputy Regional Officer for S. E. England)

  5. Residential Care Association, USA

    Sam Twigg (Principal Officer (Day and Residential Services), Deputy Regional Officer for S. E. England)

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  1. David Lane
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. CCETSW, UK

    David Lane (Social Work Education Adviser) (Social Work Education Adviser)

  2. Hillingdon’s Social Services Department, UK

    Sheila Noble (Research and Management Information Officer) (Research and Management Information Officer)

  3. Buckinghamshire County Council, UK

    Michael Tidball (Deputy Director of Social Services) (Deputy Director of Social Services)

  4. Hillingdon, USA

    Sam Twigg (Principal Officer (Day and Residential Services), Deputy Regional Officer for S. E. England) (Principal Officer (Day and Residential Services), Deputy Regional Officer for S. E. England)

  5. Residential Care Association, USA

    Sam Twigg (Principal Officer (Day and Residential Services), Deputy Regional Officer for S. E. England) (Principal Officer (Day and Residential Services), Deputy Regional Officer for S. E. England)

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© 1983 Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Lane, D., Noble, S., Tidball, M., Twigg, S. (1983). The Psychiatrist’s Viewpoint. In: Lane, D., Noble, S., Tidball, M., Twigg, S. (eds) The Quiet Evolution. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17078-4_13

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