TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 51, 16 March 1937, Page 7

TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES

Status of Hastings Memorial Hospital PART-TIME INSTRUCTION The status of the Memorial Hospital, Hastings, js to be advanced to become a part-tirae training institution for nurses. At yesterday's meeting of the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board advice was reoeived from the Nurses' and Midwives' Registration Board that it was not prepared to approve of the Memorial Hospital as a training school for nurses. It would approve Of it being regarded as a ward of the Napier Hospital in order that pupil nurses might undergo "the first half of their second year's training at Hastings, subject to certain provisions. Mr C. O. Morse remarked that such approval was a good start, and he believed that if the case were fully made out the Registration Board would further consider it. The chairman, Mr O. Lassen, agreed that the matter could be pursued further. . Mr C. O. Morse: It means the re-es-tablishment of the Memorial HoBpital as a training school. Dr J. Allan Berry : It never has been a training school. Mr Morse : The whole question is wrapped up in the question of staff ing. We could follow with a request to allow trainees to enter the Hastings institution. Dr J. J. Foley, Medical Superintendent, said that it was evident that the department was not in favouf of the Memorial Hospital being a full-time training school. He did not think that the matron had in mind such a thing. The Hastings Hospital being small meant that the fotlr different classes would be very small. Nevertheless, the Hastings Hospital could be used as a part-time training school with advantage. Sojne adjustments no doubt would have to be made from time to time. If girls were sent from the Napier Hospital after six months they would be of some use in Hastings. Mr Morse: It would be a good start. The chairman; As a part-titoe training school a big help wbuld be given to the Memorial Hospital.' The matter was then referred to the Medical Superintendent and the matron for a report. It was decided to thank the Registration Board for the consideration that it had given to the board's representations and to express the hope that the board would keep in mind the question of eventually making the Memorial Hospital a full-time training school.