The Unicentre: An Activity Centre for the Mentally Ill the First Two Years

Abstract

This paper describes the development in Oxford of an activity centre for the chronically mentally ill based at Littlemore Hospital. The centre is open to both day patients and hospital inpatients, all of whom are expected to choose activities for themselves from the many on offer. The centre functions as an autonomous component of the Oxfordshire Psychiatric Rehabilitation Service and has its own multidisciplinary management team. The patient members have also played an important role in the centre's development.