| Description Of Item | Osbourne was a matron at Central Hospital, Hatton. Appears to be parts of the interview missing between recordings.
Recording 1 - insulin treatment; ECT; Dr Berry; centralisation after the war; changes in training (6 minutes); problem of long stay geriatric patients; improved facilities (15 minutes); factory work for patients (17 minutes); social housing for patients (19 minutes); impact of redundancy (21 minutes); prohibition on patients working (22 minutes)
Recording 2 - changes in care of patients after the war; stock taking of hospital property (3 minutes); describes role of Violet Spratley (see MMV/1/8); use of blankets; central heating of hospital (11 minutes); occupational therapy (20 minutes)
Recording 3 - meal times for the patients; Dr [Clifford] Tetlow's approach to patients 1955; her step-mother's illness (16 minutes); cleaning required when she started her job, the lack of leadership from Dr Thomas and his replacement by Dr Tetlow; role as matron (22 minutes) |