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In 1946 the National Health Act was passed and Broadgate Mental Hospital (as it became known) ceased to be independent and was now a component part of the National Health Service. During the 1950s the tradition of caring for mentally ill people in large institutions came under intense criticism while in the 1960s the development of new drugs meant that it was now possible to treat patients in the community. During the 1970s large-scale mental institutions were steadily discredited and there was a move away from the isolation of the mentally ill in old Victorian asylums towards their integration in the community. | In 1946 the National Health Act was passed and Broadgate Mental Hospital (as it became known) ceased to be independent and was now a component part of the National Health Service. During the 1950s the tradition of caring for mentally ill people in large institutions came under intense criticism while in the 1960s the development of new drugs meant that it was now possible to treat patients in the community. During the 1970s large-scale mental institutions were steadily discredited and there was a move away from the isolation of the mentally ill in old Victorian asylums towards their integration in the community. | ||
| β | Locally the numbers of patients at Broadgate Hospital declined from about 450 in 1975 to about 250 in 1986. The East Yorkshire Health Authority faced a situation where it had two large institutions for the care of the mentally ill (Broadgate and De la Pole) both of which were operating at below-capacity and were becoming more and more expensive to run. Broadgate was one of the earlier UK asylums to close (in 1987), and services were then combined with those at De la Pole Hospital, in Hull. The buildings were demolished and housing built on the site. | + | Locally the numbers of patients at Broadgate Hospital declined from about 450 in 1975 to about 250 in 1986. The East Yorkshire Health Authority faced a situation where it had two large institutions for the care of the mentally ill (Broadgate and De la Pole) both of which were operating at below-capacity and which were becoming more and more expensive to run. Broadgate was one of the earlier UK asylums to close (in 1987), and services were then combined with those at De la Pole Hospital, in Hull. The buildings were demolished and housing built on the site. |
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