In-patient psychotherapy at the Cassel Hospital will continue at least for the time being. Early last year, however, its future was in doubt. In January, the managing health authority, Riverside, faced an annual spending deficit of £6.7 million. The hospital costs £1.25 million to run each year; in February, district management recommended closure of the 70 year old Cassel as the top item on their proposed shortlist of economy measures.