Moving on from mental hospitals to community care: A case study of change in Exeter

Report about finding alternatives to mental hospital care.

Report

Published: 01/05/1991

ISBN: 0900574771

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This report, describing the actual experience of moving away from an outdated institution-based system, to one more suited to the needs of the 21st century, offers inspiration as well as practical knowledge to the many places (in Britain as well as in other countries) where large mental hospitals continue to provide the main form of care.

Suggested citation

King D (1991) Moving on from mental hospitals to community care: A case study of change in Exeter. Nuffield Trust.