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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 37, 5 January 1945, Page 8

CIVILIAN NURSES """"urgent need for aids The. need for more voluntary aids in the. Civil Nursing Reserve was stressed by Miss M. I. Lambie Di- ? rector of Nursing Services. in a statement recently. Miss Lambie said that more than Voluntary Aids had already joined the Reserve and had given splendid service to public hospitals throughout New Zealand. Many of these however had now been call-i •5 1 ed up lor overseas, while others had married and the ranks were severely depleted. With the opening of new hospitals in Wellington and Auckland and of several permanent Health Camps for cliildren j there was now urgent need for more aids in the Reserve. "Tiie Red Cross Society and the Order of gt. John have been asked if they could supply these girls and an appeal has gone out for these organisations for more recruits " said Miss Lambie. "In order to provide the, necessary number of recruits girls of 17 years and upwards who belong to the Red Cross or Order of St. John and who have not yet qualified as voluntary aids, may enrol as junior members, of the Reserve. These girls will be brought into Auckland or Wellington Hospital at a stated time and will receive two weeks' intensive instruction in home, nursing from the tutor si&ter. "After tflis course they will be given ordinary ward duty—but will continue to take first aid and hygiene lectures during the evening with their own organisations until they become qualified voluntary aids anil are then considered mobile members of the Reserve. "All members of the Civil Reserve, are granted two weeks' leave at the end of each six months ot service with a free travel pass to their homes. Free travel is also arranged between as most aids, are transferred to a new assignment twice yearly. "The present need for more aids is really urgc.nl, more particularly in Auckland and added Miss Lambie, "and it i& hoped that many more girls will choose this form of national service and join the. Civil Nursing- Reserve without delay."