Sad Times
A Memory of Hornsea.
I was at the home with my brother & sister we wer Ther cos our mam had just died I was 7 they put me in a strait jacket cos I was crying for my mam , I remember that play room with the black chimney sometimes it was lit n we got warm , I remember the nit lotion 2 boys with hardly any hair got doused in it Ther scalps got burnt , I hated the place I remember one nice nurse she was nurse Williams , a black boy named Claude was treated so badly , I don't have one happy memory Ther was too much bad stuff we had to finish every bit ov food n if u vomited u ate that too . My sister was 4 n downes syndrome she cudnt eat it all so I took it n ate it I was scared wot they wud do to her '. Wen we came home I kno they wer been investigated cos some one came to ask us questions .
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Children's Convalescent Home, Hornsea
HC Deb 14 April 1969 vol 781 cc190-2W 191W
§Commander Pursey asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) under what authority the sister-in-charge of the National Health Service Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire, censors or withholds the letters of children to their parents; and what steps are being taken to stop this practice;
(2) why children at the National Health Service Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire, are shut in a bathroom, or tied to a chair; and, if they vomit, are told they will have to eat it;
(3) why children at the National Health Service Convalescent Home for Children, at Hornsea, Yorkshire, are in their night attire at 3.30 p.m.; and whether they are then being put to bed or have not been dressed for the day.
§Mr. Crossman I am writing to my hon. and gallant Friend in reply to his recent letters about these allegations.
§Commander Pursey asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) why, with accommodation for 41 children at the National Health Service Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire, only 19 children are at present in residence;
(2) whether, in view of the unsatisfactory conditions and nature of treatment, and with only half the accommodation occupied, he will close the National Health Service Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire, and use the premises for an alternative purpose.
§Mr. Crossman The need for hospital facilities for convalescent children is declining but the Leeds Regional Hospital Board considers that it is still sufficient to warrant keeping open the convalescent hospital for children at Hornsea, the only one remaining in the region.
§Commander Pursey asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will state the numbers of nursing, domestic and other staff, respectively, and the total allowed for 41 children at the National Health Service Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire, and the numbers at present employed, stating in 192W each case the qualifications of the nursing staff;
(2) in what grades of nursing staff for the National Health Services Convalescent Home for Children at Hornsea, Yorkshire, difficulty is being experienced in recruitment; whether he is satisfied that the present staff is adequate to run a children's convalescent home of this size and nature; and if he will make a statement.
§Mr. Crossman The information is as follows:
Establishment In-post (whole-time equivalents) Qualifications
1. Nursing staff
Matron 1 1 State Registered
Sick Children
Sisters 1 1¾ State Registered
Night Sisters 2 1¾ State Registered
Staff Nurse 2 ¾ State Registered
Sick Children, Fever
Other nursing staff 9 9½
2. Domestic Staff 4 4½
3. Other Staff
(1) Catering 3 2
(2) Gardener/Handyman 1 1
23 22¼
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