TRAINING NURSES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 27 March 1926, Page 6

TRAINING NURSES.

UNIVERSITY'S “LOST , OPPORTUNITY.

By Telegraph-Trass Association. WELLINGTON, March 26. Accordin'’ to a statement matte by the Minister otYlettl th, in im, the Otago University had decided to institute a diploma of nursing, and a post-graduate course for nurses, and by way ot assist-, mg the Government, at the recommendation of the Health Department, sen two New Zealand nurses to England and Canada for special training. r wei‘6 Miss .Moore, ol tho Hsinii ton Hospital, and Miss Lainbie. Tho idea was to tram them in tho higher phases of the nursing .profession, with a view to becoming tutors at the Otago University. , Mi3s Moore is back, and Miss Lambie is shortly due, but the University refuses to pay their salaries, though the ladies would be in their employ, and it lias not borne the cost of training. It was intended that they should tram nurses for diplomas, who, in turn, would became tutors to other nurses throughoat New Zealand. The Minister has therefore decided to send them round the hospitals, and make their services directly available to all nurses, who desire to prolit by them. This will be done in the main centres first. The Minister considers this a better plan than the first intention, and thinks the University has missed its opportunity.