Annual report : 115th, 1943 / The Lawn Lincoln.

  • Lawn Hospital (Lincoln, England)
Date:
1943
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Credit: Annual report : 115th, 1943 / The Lawn Lincoln. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    patients, the Medical Superintendent may call in the assistance of any Physician or Surgeon for consultation and report the same to the next Board. If professional assistance be called in under such circum¬ stances the expense shall be charged to the patient’s account unless otherwise determined by such Board. A fortnight’s notice, or payment in lieu thereof, is required on the removal of a patient, unless the Governors shall direct otherwise. On the removal or death of a patient the amount due to the hospital is deducted from the moneys in hand and the surplus returned, except in cases where removal takes place within three months of admission, contrary to the advice of the Medical Superintendent. In all cases a minimum of a fortnight’s maintenance will be charged. Should the relatives fail to make the payments at the proper times after the account has been presented, and continue to default after the deposit in advance has been exhausted, the patient may be deemed a rate-aided patient and the Medical Superintendent may apply to the judicial authority to order his removal to a public institution, after notifying the petitioner of such intention. During leave of absence for more than one week the usual maintenance charge may be suspended or reduced at the discretion of the Governors. Rules about Visiting, Correspondence, etc. All correspondence about patients must be addressed to the Medical Superintendent, not to individual members of the staff. Voluntary Patients receive and send letters without any supervision. Certified Patients may send letters unopened to the Petitioner and to certain official persons set forth in a notice accessible to them, but other letters may be forwarded only at the discretion of the Medical Superintendent. Parcels sent to patients must not contain knives, scissors, matches, or anything that might be a source of danger. Visiting. In most cases, visits are not allowed until at least a fortnight after admission, after that time they will be allowed except when the Medical Superintendent deems it prejudicial to the patient. It should be remembered that in many cases of mental and nervous disorder the relatives and friends often evoke emotional reactions which may be harmful and distressing to the patient or recall the environment and circumstances in which a breakdown has occurred, so that visits may hinder progress. The opinion of the petitioner or responsible relative as to the advisability of visits from other individuals will be taken into consideration in deciding whether visitors shall see any patient.