Woofgang, I agree with you ++
In the late 60s. nurses were forced into the 'management mode' by being required to take first line, middle, then top management courses in order to gain promotion. Many welcomed the change of role that ensued, and abandoned their vocation at the bedside for the heady heights of administration. Woe betide them- it was a slippery slope.
Re: OTs. and Physios.,magical work was done by these professionals, but a lot of their work could, and should, have been done by nurses who had by this time disappeared from clinical view. Since Physios. and OTs. did not provide a 24 hour service, all essential exercising, ambulation, resocialising and rehabilitation came to an end at 5p.m. weekdays, and throughout the weekends. No-one was available to care.
Even SENs ( State Enrolled Nurses) had given up the ghost and cried:'non nursing duties', and followed the SRNs into relegation and obscurity.
A grim picture, but a cadre of untrained but willing people emerged to become the real carers. I refer to Nursing Auxilliaries . They do their best, but they too are hogtied by bureauocracy and litigation threats. The story continues to this day.