Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire|whigh opgned in March 1943| the situation greatly improved. Gutgnann
strongly believed in ensuring patients were as physically active as possible, firstly imposing on his staff a routine
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of turning patients regularly to avoid bedsores, and then encouraging the use of physiotherapy and patient
participation in sport. This had two benefits: it counteracted some of the physical symptoms of prolonged
confíinement to bed, but perhaps more importantly, helped patients feel less isolated and depressed by their
changed circumstances. Sport allowed social interaction and a sense of personal achievement, and to some
extent, a return to normality.
