Learning lessons from the lost world of the asylum
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Learning lessons from the lost world of the asylum

Niall McCrae Lecturer, King’s College London

Should we revisit old models of care to provide better services for people with mental health problems?

Many moons ago, on completing nurse training, I applied for a post at Claybury Hospital, a former psychiatric hospital on the edge of east London.

Nursing Management. 24, 10, 18-18. doi: 10.7748/nm.24.10.19.s21

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