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A serious shortage of manpower during World War II forced the British Government to introduce a scheme for the resettlement and retraining of disabled people. In 1941 officers of the Ministry of Labour and National Service were instructed to visit patients in hospital to discuss with them, and with their doctors, their future employment; some were placed directly in suitable factory work, while others were trained at government expense, especially in the skilled trades required for the manufacture of munitions.
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Mattingly, S., Health Trends, 1974, 6, 23.
Tomlinson, G., Report of Inter-departmental Committee on Rehabilitation and Resettlement of the Disabled, Cmd 6415, HMSO, London, 1943.
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Mattingly, S. (1977). Employment and Training Services. In: Mattingly, S. (eds) Rehabilitation Today. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7437-4_8
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