HOSPITAL WORK IN THE DOMINION

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2800, 19 June 1916, Page 3

HOSPITAL WORK IN THE DOMINION

PROJECTS IN VIEW. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunetlin, June 17. In opening the new Nurses' Home, the Hon. G. W. Russell (Minister of Hospitals) said that he hoped to evolve a scheme, with- the assistance of the Faculty ol' Medicine and the co-operation of the Hospital Boards, the Health Department, and the Mental Hospitals Department, by which young doctors, trained at the Medical School could take positions at the hospitals and public institutions, where they could gain experienco to enable them later to go into private practice or become permanent, members of the staff of Government institutions and hospitals. Requests for the nationalisation of the'hospital service were liping made throughout the Dominion, and ho was watching the development of the proposal which appeared to arise out of the heavy levies called for by the enlargement of the functions of the Hospital Boards, The Minister stated that the medical inspection of schools should bo linked with the Public Health Department, so that children could obtain medical treatment, especially in " cases of incipient tuberculosis and .similar' diseases. He proposed to start a svstem of,dental in"Jrtion at schools. This would be taken up tentatively at first. He also intended to inaugurate research work in connection with cancer and infantile paralysis. Another subject to be taken _ up was the stricter control of the Maori population with a view to lessening enteric and other diseases in order to save the Maori race. A conference of Maori members of Parliament would be held to advise as to what was practicable. A memorial-to Nurse Cavell was unveiled during the proceedings. 1