IRISH GIRLS ARE GOOD NURSES
BIRMINGHAM HOSPITAL'S RECRUITING .DlRIYR . LONDON. Two nursing sisters are going to Ireland to recruit "jolly, fu'll-of-sense of-hoimour" colleens for a Birming-" ham hospital that needs nurses ■ urgently. They will tour Ireland, set up reoruiting stations wherever they can, and sign on vol'imteers on the spot. Irish girls "bring an atmosphere of sparkle into sick wards and are very popular with patients," 'Miss M. Thomas, matron of Birmingham Infirmary, told the Daily Mirror. "They usually are filled wtih a delightful sense of humour. "We have chosen Ireland because it is the best possible field for recru.itment. "My experience is that Irish girls generally make first-rate nurses." The infirmary may have to close several wards if its Irish recruiting drive fails. Mt, Walter Elliot, former iMinister of Health, declared: "You will need a Monty in the nursing service to reorganise and to remove the dead wood and red1 tape built around the profession." He told the conference of Professional Nurses and Midwives in London that conditions must be improved. , The shortage of nurses was given as 30,000 — more than three years' full intake.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5308, 22 January 1947, Page 2
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186IRISH GIRLS ARE GOOD NURSES Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5308, 22 January 1947, Page 2
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