Glenside History – Glenside Hospital Museum

August 26, 2025

Drug rep gifts: prescribing by persuasion

Ever picked up a pen and found it was advertising an antidepressant? Welcome to the world of pharmaceutical branded goodies, colloquially known as “pharma swag”. These little freebies were once generously distributed by drug reps during meetings with medical professionals.

August 26, 2025

Industrial Therapy Organisation (ITO) – Pioneering mental health recovery

The Industrial Therapy Organisation (ITO) was a pioneering initiative launched in 1957 by Dr. Donal Early at Glenside Hospital, Bristol. It aimed to provide meaningful, paid work to mental health patients as a tool for recovery. Over the decades, ITO transformed countless lives by helping over 400 patients transition to regular employment, restoring their confidence and place in society.

March 28, 2025

James Cowles Prichard of the Red Lodge by Margaret M. Crump

A physician to St. Peter’s Hospital, Bristol, where the first 164 patients came from when Bristol's first purpose-built asylum opened, is the subject of a book published in June 2025 by Margaret Crump.

February 6, 2025

Glenside Hospital Museum welcomes HRH The Princess Royal for a special 40th anniversary celebration

On 6th February 2025, Glenside Hospital Museum had the honour of welcoming HRH The Princess Royal to mark an extraordinary milestone—40 years of preserving and educating the public on the history of mental healthcare.

January 25, 2025

Glenside Hospital Museum Welcomes HRH The Princess Royal to Celebrate 40 Years of Educational Excellence

Glenside Hospital Museum, Bristol, is honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on 6th February 2025 to mark forty years of providing a dynamic educational resource for the general public and a safe space to discuss mental health.

February 9, 2024