Evaluation of the Functioning of the Plymouth Nuffield Clinic

Abstract

When the Plymouth Nuffield Clinic was planned it was decided to evaluate its functioning in respect of the adult psychiatric services in Plymouth. This paper reports the findings. The Nuffield Clinic project was a joint venture between the hospital service and the local authority, so that they might collaboratively discharge their respective tasks in both the spirit and the letter of the 1959 Mental Health Act. Pilkington (1966) has described the ideas and the stages leading to the creation of the clinic.