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Douglas House: a New Type of Hostel Ward for Chronic Psychotic Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

David Goldberg*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester
Keith Bridges
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester
Chris Sterling
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester
Clive Hyde
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester, Nell Lane, West Disbury, Manchester M20 8LR
Winifred Cooper
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester, Nell Lane, West Disbury, Manchester M20 8LR
Rosemary Wyatt
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester, Nell Lane, West Disbury, Manchester M20 8LR
*
Correspondence

Abstract

A new type of hostel ward is described in which domestic activities take the place of attendance at a day centre or industrial workshop. Residents no longer depend on the institution for meals, cleaning, or social activities. The programme is resident-orientated, and individual treatment plans are designed and effected using a points system. The emphasis of group activities is on communication and living skills. The hostel ward is able to care for our most disabled patients who are thought to need 24-hour nursing care.

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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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Wykes, T. (1982) A hostel-award for “new” long-stay patients: An evaluative study of “a ward in a house”. Psychological Medicine Monograph Supplement 2 (ed. Wing, J. K.).Google Scholar
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