CONTENTS

Editor's introduction

Before the Inquiry

A Critique Regarding Policy (April 1974)

A Critique Regarding Policy Part II - The Evidence (February 1975)

The Inquiry Report (March 1976)

The Inquiry Front Matter

Section 1: General Introduction

The Buildings, the Authors of the Critique, The Background to the Critique, The Writing and Circulation of the Critique.

Section 2: Some Long-Stay wards, 1970-75

Box, Birch, Magnolia, Ash, Heather, Hawthorne, Hazel, Elm, Maple

Section 3: Other matters complained of in the Critique

Living conditions, medical matters, paramedical therapy, ECT, linen, requisitions, patients' moneys

Section 4: Reaction to and impediments in the way of criticism

The 'J' enquiry, Compaints procedures, Mr IN, HAS Report, Teaching at Ward Level, Investigation of the Critique

Section 5: Why?

Ward level, Above ward level: Professions, Management Committee, District

Section 6: A Plan for the future

Roles & Systems, Professions, Doctors' workloads, Hospital frameworks, Hospital management team

Appendix 1 - Map: St Augustine's Hospital Consultant Areas

Appendix 2 - The Critique

Appendix 3 - The Critique Part II

Appendix 4 - Statement of the Chairman

Appendix 5 - Patient EV

After the Inquiry

St Augustine's Aftermath by Ray Rowden

A Good Report, but ... by Brian Ankers

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Editor's introduction

The Critiques and the Report of the Committee of Inquiry have been reformated for publication online, but no text has been added, altered or omitted. The changes have mainly involved breaking the long pieces down to more accessible length. Links have been added to ease movement to next/previous page, next/previous section, and to return to this page or the Asylum Years home page.

The Report as published included both parts of the critique as appendices; here they precede the report as they should. Two articles written to respond to the report, one by Dr Ankers, one by Ray Rowden are included too.

Scanning and publishing documents printed 50 years ago is not an easy process, and does carry a risk of errors creeping in. Such 'typos' are not intentional and are corrected when identified: they should not reflect on the original material.

In his introduction to the Committee of Inquiry's report, Mr Inskip noted:

"Although we have endeavoured to produce a readable Report in which each Section grows out of those which precede it, we recognise that it is long and that there will be some readers who will not wish, or have the time, to get too deeply enmeshed in the affairs of St. Augustine's. We commend to them ....

Sections 1, section 5 and section 6 (in their entirety)
Section 2, paragraphs 154-156 and 238-239
Section 3, paragraphs 31-40, 41-55, 103 and 106-107
Section 4, paragraphs 15-17, 47-48, 51 and 112

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The Book - Asylum Years: Back to the Future?

Picture Galleries - History in pictures.

Eye Witness - Memories from the aylum.

In The Media - St. Augustine's in the news.

Treatments - Unusual, unorthodox or esoteric

Enquiry Matters - Critiques, Inquiry & after

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