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From The Report By The Auditor General For Wales 2002
‘... it is unfortunate that the Authority (Brecon Beacons National Parks) did not fully record all it’s decisions and actions in relation to the disposal (of the hospital). By not doing so it failed to ensure the existence of a comprehensive audit trail to demonstrate unequivocally that it acted properly and thereby protect the reputation of the Authority and it’s staff.'
Regarding the sale of the hospital to one of it's chief medical officers and his wife, the 43 acre site with 200,000 square feet of hospital buildings and floor space, plus 5 large family sized houses, a chapel , tennis court and cricket pitch, was bought for a cost of only £227,000 (two hundred and twenty seven thousand pounds ). The slate tiles alone are valued at two million pounds. |
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Talgarth Hospital has an important part to play in our cultural heritage and interest is growing in the history of the asylum. Share your stories and pictures with us here whether staff or patient, neighbour or visitor and we will ensure that this important monument does not slip into obscurity.
Click on the link for High Royds Hospital to see an equivalent project underway with many fascinating contributions to broaden our understanding of the institution. I hope that this site, with your input, will grow to be as comprehensive.
Liz Davis - Site Researcher |
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Treatments to Cure Homosexuality and Cross Dressing
Help Wanted
Psychiatry’s historical treatment for homosexuality and cross dressing (in a bid to cure it) included behavioural treatments such as aversion therapy and covert sensitisation. The first recorded use of aversion therapy was in 1930 for the treatment of alcoholism, but by the 1950s and 1960s up until early 1980’s it had become one of the more popular methods used to "cure" sexual deviation, including homosexuality and cross-dressing. Treatments were mainly carried out in NHS hospitals throughout Britain. Moreover, there is very little published research on this interesting part of mental health history.
Tommy Dickinson, a senior lecturer in mental health nursing at the University of Central Lancashire has recently commenced a PhD. The study is exploring 'The Historical Intersection of Sexual Deviation and Psychiatry'. In the study he is aiming to interview former patients who received these 'treatments', and nurses who helped administer them.
Tommy would really like to hear from nurses who may have helped administer these treatments. If you know of anyone i.e. family/friends who were nurses and helped administer these treatments and might be willing to participate in the study, he would love to hear from them. Likewise, former patients who may have received these treatments. Participants’ names and personal details would remain confidential and their identity would not be revealed while this study is being conducted or when the results of the study are being reported or published. Tommy can be contacted on: Telephone: 01772 895531 or e-mail: TDickinson@uclan.ac.uk
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