STAFFING OF HOSPITALS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10502, 14 December 1911, Page 5

STAFFING OF HOSPITALS

IN THE WAIRARAPA DISTRICT.

At the meeting of the Wairtirepa Hospital and Charitable Aid -Board yesterday, l .a commtiinica/tion was re»oeived from the Inspector-Genera! of Hospitals, covering reoortuiLeaida-' toons a& to the staffing of tie various Itospitnl® in tlhe Wlairarapa distnict. It. was suggested that four extra probationers be on the staff of the Masterbon Hospital', for emergency .purpose®, and that « scheme for a course of lectures be adopted. It was also proposed that, where possibly infectious' diseases oases from ctfeytown be treated ait Masterfcon. Dr. Archer Hosking (Medical' Officer) and Miss Hay ward (Matron) of the Mjast&rton' Hospital, were pre- .«!»*' .... " § - -br,BeskU)g BABd ibJi&t tike" Sjfairdn and (himself had considered j<rosjeots of ithe Inepeotor-General, and theim quite feasible. Thife C&'flTfmlan said they woi'l entail' increased irefiponsibiiity oil tb« part of the medical officer in th» matter of lectures.

. Dr Hosking fitated /tihat it won'J be' ihierielly an eatemstfoia of thq- present'system. Arrangements might Be made with, the honorary sfcaff to assist. Provision would havei to be made jfco- aoooxnanodotiqn for. the i.n f/cneaisied nvmher of probationers at - Mr Moore.s«^eAt<a|pre-. s3ionM )be - submitted' to the Gireytoß'n and Pahiatfia Hospital CoihniJittees, so t-Jiat thifeir- medical The ■ Chairman read a commttnio&» Ition ' .agreeing to tflie y«£ tlhe la*t spectori-Geneiral. ■ . (Mr . Moore, said t3ie • detailed pro* pbsa'ls wteire anore elhiborate than those at first presented. It was for this reason tOiiat lire .thooight the matter BhouJd be carefully coneideared. Mr BbHon' pointed ont tibait there would be a diffiqailty over wiles. The rules of itSie iPahiatua Hospital! wer» different from those of the Miastertoai (Hospital. The eight hour system (which was .in vogue in. Masfceriton) was not. in operaitiou in Pahiatua. iVfiss' Harvard stated that islhe sawno difficulty in s adof*ting, tie proposal of ithe Inspector-General. The question of hours' was a> serious one. Mi" Fisher said he eould not see any reason-tfor delaying the matter. .There were ho serious difficulties in t>he .way of;«aa , .'Qu&..«clieraei,, Tlie question ' of-'hou i i , & could be overcome.' He TOoved itihiat tihe propos-' 'liljs be J ;a«ji>pted'. • Mr Ewington seconded, • anid in doing 'he considered tl^. centraJiaatijoai of the system of nursing wa,si very desirable. The Board would have to consider the' question of increased accommodation for nurses and infectious disease cases at Master ton.

Mr Bolton thought there should be •an addendum to the report that all nurses in the district shomld be pafid alike. Mr Moore said he was sorry that he coukl not support the (resolution for the adopttion of the whole proposals. He mentioned the fact that one proposal l w&suitlhiat all oprorations slhpuM be (reported to tlie hase pitfall. This, he thought, • was impracticable. He moved as an amejidarient that "the scheme be referred to the Finance Committee for a report. Mr Bennett seconded the amendment. Mir Beetihani' saw no object in delaying the (matter. The details could be worked out as the sclieme ctame inito operation. The amencknen.t was lost oai a show of hands, and the motion to adopt the proposals was carried.