Hughes, Joe
My Asylum
- ISBN 13:
- 9781505371314
- author:
- Hughes, Joe
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 228
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Europe, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Joe Hughes revisits his thirty year nursing and demanding trade union careers at St Francis Psychiatric Hospital in Sussex, producing a well researched history that is both controversial and humorous. This local history and memoir offers a unique perspective on the old hospital's events. From its opening in 1859 to its closure in 1995, the hospital underwent many changes, including the introduction of Turkish baths as part of psychiatric treatment. Hughes shares little known facts and stories about the hospital's staff, patients, and management, including the strained relationship between COHSE (Unison) and management during its time. The book also touches on some surprising incidents, such as a nurse finding their car on one of the hospital's wards or an ambulance driver losing a patient in the snow. These stories add to the hospital's complex history, which is now preserved for future generations.
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