"ASTOUNDED."

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1515, 10 August 1912, Page 4

"ASTOUNDED."

« ■ CONFIDENTIAL NURSES' REGISTER, (By Toleirraph.—Press Association.) ' ': Auckland, August 9. The lato lady superintendent of the I Auckland Hospital writes: "ily attention has been drawn to an article yesterday publishing' a report by tho chairman ot the Medical Committee, Dr. Pabst, 'that letters reflecting upon sisters at die Hospital had been inserted in tho confidential nurses' register, and that the said entries had been niado of matters which had occurred since tho late lady superintendent left the employ of the board.' As a distinct reflection is cast upon my reputatioii, I trust you will permit me to place, the actual facts with eijual publicity before your readers. "A tew particulars concerning tho said register may prove both interesting and enlightening. To begin with, tho nurses' register is a confidential report kept in accordance with By-law 145 by the lady; superintendent, containing a record of tho conduct and the qualifications of every nurso on duty in the institution, and I challengo Dr. Pabst publicly to produco the by-law which empowers him to, 'revievr these records monthly.' It is just another instahce of the assumption of power which lie i 3 not entitled to under the by-law, and I am astounded that the board would allow Dr. Pabst, or anyone else, to make public information obtained from the confidential register, which should be private and confidential for members of tho board only. If this is allowed, any responsible officer will in future refuse to make entries giving authentic confidential data respecting matters happening in tho institution. The register is merely a statement of facts niiule from my own observation and recorded at the time they occurred, of events which have happened during my term of office. There aro no incidents recorded which happened sinoo I resigned my position ami left the employ of the board. "At n of tho board held on Juno 25 a resolution was carried requesting mo to allot marks and forward a report to tho board of tine general conduct of the nurses in training during my term of otiice. I could not bo expected to compile from memory a detailed report of tlio year's conduct of tho nurses in trainin?.'some 80 in number, and thus, to enable me to compile this report, it was necessary to make extracts from (ho confidential resistor. A report on the sisters was not asked for."

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