Report : 1946 / Royal Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives.

  • Royal Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives (Redhill, Surrey, England)
Date:
1946
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Credit: Report : 1946 / Royal Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    contained in the official booklet ‘Staffing the Hospitals’ are being adopted to the limit of the accommodation available, and additional cubicles for nurses are being provided. The adoption of the rates of pay laid down in the Rushcliffe and Heatherington Reports has placed a serious additional strain on the charitable income of the Institution ; the Board, however, has been informed that consequent on their adoption of these reports, the^ Minister of Health is willing to consider a claim on behalf of the Institution for a grant towards the additional expenditure involved. Payments for private patientsihave been well main¬ tained, and during 1945, ^10,000 has been received for Life Maintenance. This flatter arrangement, by which the patients’ future is assured, is a great relief to parents who are in ji position to pay the capital sums necessary. In view of the great increase in the cost of living, it is probable that in the near future the fees for private patients will have to be made higher. The Board would welcome an increase in the number of annual subscriptions, and would be glad if all subscribers who have not already done so, would pay their subscriptions under a Deed of Covenant, as inset in this Report, so that the Institution might benefit by the Income Tax recoverable. The Deeds, when completed should be returned to the Secretary for stamping and registration. The seaside Home at Walton-on-the-Naze, which has been in occupation by the R.A.F. during the War, has now been de-requisitioned, and it is hoped to re-occupy it shortly. Many patients are looking forward to spending their holidays there this year. It has been decided to let the London Offices for three years. The premises will, however, be available