Dear Ron Hinton, Loughborough (Ron I cannot 'find your e-mail address,
therefore thanking you via everybody! Apologies to you all and to you Ron).
I am most grateful to you for your comments. Thank you, kindest regards,
Loretto.At 15:49 18/03/97 +0000, you wrote:
> Dear Loretto and colleagues,
> At Loughborough the situation is much as Mary Foley
>described it for Nottingham, with the Counselling Service funded by the
>University (and contracting out some services to the local FE College). The
>Medical Centre is independent, although I believe to some extent subsidised
>by the University. (Counselling Service also counsels staff) I would share
>the general disquiet if the Counselling service were to disappear and be
>replaced by a Health Service-based unit, which would be a very different
>"beast" and would not meet the needs which the present Counselling Service
>meets.
>
>However, both these existing services work very closely together and with
>the rest of our Student Services Network.
>
>Yours, Ron Hinton
>
>
>
>>
>>At Imperial College and on campus is a National Health Fundholding Practice
>>which employs in addition to its Doctors and nurses, a psychiatrist and
>>psychotherapists.
>>
>>The College's Student Counsellor works independently (and independently of
>>the Health Centre) and in the strictest confidence and offers a service to
>>which students have direct access.
>>
>>Looking to the future, there is some debate here at present as to whether
>>the independent service offered by the Student Counsellor should continue or
>>whether it should be incorporated in the Health Centre using its
>>psychotherapists.
>>
>>May I ask what happens at other Institutions.
>>
>>I am most grateful for any comments.
>>
>>With kind regards, Loretto.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Dr R.A.L.Hinton
> Director, Tactile Diagrams Research Unit &
> Senior Tutor to Students with Disabilities
>
> Education Dept.
> Loughborough University,
> Leics. LE11 3TU
> United Kingdom
>
> Tel: 01509-222770 Fax: 01509-223912
>
>
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