2022
DOI: 10.1177/0957154x221136697
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The development of supported mental health accommodation and community psychiatric nursing in Oxfordshire

Abstract: Overcrowding in British mental hospitals was a major service and political concern when the NHS was introduced in 1948. From 1959, a number of projects were initiated locally in Oxfordshire, based from Littlemore Hospital Oxford, to provide alternative accommodation, primarily for long-stay residents. Two NHS hostels were opened and a network of group homes was developed from 1963. These were administered through the hospital League of Friends and supported by the community psychiatric nursing service led by H… Show more

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“…Mandelbrote had been approached because of the growing network of group homes and hostels established through the hospital service in conjunction with its League of Friends (Armstrong and Agulnik, 2020). This is discussed in detail by Hall (2023).…”
Section: The Founding Of Restorementioning
confidence: 92%
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“…Mandelbrote had been approached because of the growing network of group homes and hostels established through the hospital service in conjunction with its League of Friends (Armstrong and Agulnik, 2020). This is discussed in detail by Hall (2023).…”
Section: The Founding Of Restorementioning
confidence: 92%
“…Following Mandelbrote’s arrival at Littlemore in 1959, the post of Work Rehabilitation Officer was created. This was initially filled by Helmut Leopoldt, a senior nurse, thus continuing a role he had fulfilled when working with Mandelbrote at the Horton Road Hospital in Gloucester (see Hall, 2023; Millard et al, 2023). As Leopoldt increasingly turned his attention to developing group homes, this post was filled by Oliver Carton, another nursing officer; links were made with specialist officers at the local employment exchange, and directly with local employers such as at the car factories in Cowley, with subsequent support for patients in their work settings.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…These developments were linked to the establishment of a formal community psychiatric nursing service which was among the earliest in the country. The article in this issue by Hall (2023) gives fuller details of these and related projects.…”
Section: Influence On Personal and Professional Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%