- 61 Further, there were practically no activities organised for the long-term patients who, therefore, spent most of their time in complete idleness. With respect to the patients on the closed acute ward the situation was no better, although the delegation noted the presence of a few board games and there was a weekly visit of one hour by an occupational therapist. By contrast, the situation in the hostel was better with an occupational therapist visiting patients twice a week. The CPT recommends that increased efforts be made at Corfu Psychiatric Hospital to develop therapeutic and psycho-social rehabilitation and, that an individual treatment plan for each patient, based on a multidisciplinary approach, be established. 143. In the CPT’s experience, it is important that the different categories of staff working in a psychiatric unit meet regularly and form a team under the authority of a senior doctor, with a view to addressing the therapeutic needs of individual patients. This will allow day-to-day problems to be identified and discussed, and guidance to be given. Moreover, the quality of treatment could benefit significantly from these regular staff meetings. Presently, no such meetings are held at Corfu Psychiatric Hospital. The CPT recommends that the necessary steps be taken in light of the above remarks. 3. Staff 144. The hospital employs six full-time and four trainee psychiatrists; there is one vacancy. The number of nurses was 143, with some 85 having followed either three and a half years vocational training or a two-year training course. However, only a limited number of the nurses have received a specific training in psychiatry. Besides the medical staff, the hospital employs four occupational therapists, one psychologist, one pharmacist, two dentists and four social workers. The current staffing levels were not sufficient to allow for the establishment of a fully fledged therapeutic environment, consisting of a full range of physical, psychological, social and occupational activities. The location of the psychiatric hospital on a rather remote and expensive island and the amount of red tape involved in staff deployment were cited as serious obstacles in attracting sufficiently qualified staff. However, regardless of its location, a psychiatric hospital must be properly staffed. The CPT recommends that the Greek authorities strive to reinforce the number of qualified staff at Corfu Psychiatric Hospital.