MILITARY PATIENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 117, 14 November 1939, Page 14

MILITARY PATIENTS

PROVISION IN AUCKLAND

OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, November 13

According to information ' given io the Auckland Hospital Board tonight by the chairman, Mr. Allan Moody, about 150 soldiers, mostly influenza cases, are at present in the board's institutions, and full provision has been made for any increase in number. Mr. Moody said that civilian patients had been evacuated from two wards at the Auckland infirmary. This accommodation was adequate and the Auckland A. and P. Assopiation had readily agreed to give the board the use of the Showground buildings nearby if they were required. Other offers of assistance had also been received. " His own view was that the military authorities should provide thenown hospital accommodation for ordinary cases, but since the Government had decided as a matter of policy to make the hospital boards responsible whenever more than 48 hours inpatient treatment was required, the board would willingly do what wis required of it. Provision was being made for more nurses.

Lengthy correspondence was received from ifjfre Director-General of Health, Dr. Watt, regarding hospital accommodation for' (military patients from training camps, forts, and other establishments. . Dr. Watt stated that the Government had decided that for the maintenance and treatment of all army sick, and wounded the payment of 5s a day would be made from th 3 war expenses account in addition to 6s a day from the Social Security Fund in respect of hospital benefits. This scale of payment would operate from October 17.