NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1931, Page 8

NEWS AND NOTES.

A PLEA FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS “The motto that I would paste up in every department of a hospital would be ‘put yourself in the patient’s place,’ ” said Dr R. Campbell liegg, a Civic League candidate for the Wellington Hospital Board, in his address at K lhornie, “Patients are not units that, have become enmeshed in the net work of a machine, hut human men and women in time of trouble, anxious for their own future, fearful of the fate of their families, ill at ease, perhaps in the unusual publicity of a ward, brought in contact with a. to them, unwonted sight of addiction in the mass. Kindliness, care, attention -ml human sympathy mean much to them. A hospital can he so organised that every patient miist feel that iittcntii.il is being concentrated on in?, particular case, that every member of the staff is actuated by one motive, to use all the skill and care to make him wel liigain in the least possible time. And the poorer and more helpless the patient the more meticulous should he the care taken not lo hurt hi sfeelings or his pride. If there is to he differential treatment at all, let it he in favour of the weakest. The strong can look after themselves.” A CANDIDATE FOR RUSSIA. ■’lnterjections relating to the question of unemployment were hur’ed at most of the speakers at the Citizens’ Association meeting at Christchurch on Thursday, Councillor <J. W .Beanie ml chairman of the Works Committee coming in for a good deal of attention. When he remarked that the city would ho far better off if there were no unemployed, one of the intorjectors called out that there was a shortage of half a million men in Russia. “Well why don’t some of you unemployed fellows go there?” rejoined tin* candidate. 'The reply came without hest-i tation. “I’d go there to-morrow if there was a ship to take me,” declared the man. Councillor Reanland suggested that in that case the interjeetor would he well advised to get in touch with the Prime Minister.