Annual reports for the two years 1st April 1951 to 31st March 1953 / The Cassel Hospital for Functional Nervous Disorders.

  • Cassel Hospital for Functional Nervous Disorders (Richmond, England)
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[1953?]
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Credit: Annual reports for the two years 1st April 1951 to 31st March 1953 / The Cassel Hospital for Functional Nervous Disorders. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Foreword from the Chairman of the Management Committee In presenting the Annual Reports for April, 1951—March, 1953, I would like to offer my best wishes to all patients and staff, and to thank the Management Com¬ mittee for all their work during the period. FRANCIS CASSEL, 24th may, 1954. Chairman of the Management Committee. Report of the Hospital Management Committee During the years to which the attached reports relate, the Management Com¬ mittee has continued to be engaged in the constant and arduous struggle to keep within the financial limits set it and to make increasing economy without sacri¬ ficing the treatment of the patients and the efficiency of the Hospital at a time when costs are rising. For the success it has been able to attain in these en¬ deavours it feels that it is indebted to the loyal and enthusiastic co-operation and devoted service of all members of the Staff. There is, however, one item of economy which, in the long run, is likely to prove costly to the Health Service, that is the inadequate provision of medical staff to provide a balanced treatment of patients while in hospital and subse¬ quently as out-patients following their discharge, until such treatment is no longer necessary. The great interest taken in the specialised work of the Hospital both at home and abroad is continuous and is indicated by the long list of visitors to whom the Medical Director refers. In presenting this Report the Management Committee wishes to underline the important role this Hospital continues to play in providing intensive psycho¬ therapy for patients for whom such treatment is indicated. The Medical Direc¬ tor refers to the large proportion of patients who are sent for treatment here after unsuccessful treatment elsewhere. Parallel to this is the equally import¬ ant role the Hospital takes in providing training for the junior staff, by their senior colleagues in collaboration with the staff of the Institute of Psycho- Analysis. FRANCIS CASSEL, for and on behalf of 24th may, 1954. The Cassel Hospital Management Committee.