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Staff attitudes to a psychiatric hospital closure

Psychiatric Clinic, B Floor, South Block, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2RD

Prakash Naik, Consultant Psychiatrist

Lyndon Clinic, Hobs Meadow, Solihull, West Midlands B92 8PW

David Tombs, Consultant Psychiatrist

Acute Psychiatric Unit, Derby City General Hospital, Derby DE22 3NE

^* Correspondence

Many psychiatric hospitals in the UK have closed. Factors influencing staff morale around the time of a hospital closure will affect the functioning of that institution. This study surveyed staff anxieties, attitudes and expectations in a major psychiatric hospital three weeks prior to its closure. We found evidence of widespread denial despite energetic dissemination of information. There were also significant differences between staff groups. Our findings will have implications for the management of future hospital closures.