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‘A Working Man’s Life’ working inside and outside Leavesden hospital: an oral history account
Author(s) -
Delancy Patrick,
O’Driscoll David
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2010.00630.x
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , work (physics) , oral history , working life , medicine , general hospital , nursing , psychology , gerontology , pediatrics , sociology , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , anthropology , quality (philosophy)
Accessible summary• This is the story of my working life. • I worked for many years in Leavesden hospital. I also got a pass to work outside the hospital. • After leaving the hospital, I continued to work in a variety of places.Summary This is a short oral historical account of a former patient’s working life inside and outside a learning disability hospital. After working in a variety of jobs inside the hospital, he obtained a pass to work outside the hospital, while still living there. After leaving, he continued to work in a variety of settings.