Open for business as usual.
Mount Vernon Hospital's new burns unit, opened in 1974, has been closed--the research programme being run there ended prematurely and the fabric of the building itself mysteriously deteriorated. Until it can be re-opened, work continues as usual back in the old burns unit where, as Alison Hyde found, a friendly atmosphere and a high staff/patient ratio compensate for the cramped, old-fashioned ward.
D002056:Burns / Q000451:nursing*; D004739:England; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans