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DISTRICT NURSE

Dinins AMONG RICH & POOR DISCUSSION AT HOSPITAL BOARD. POSITION MADE CLEAR. A protest against the possibility of the district nurse visiting people who could afford to pay for treatment, rath- 1 er than the poor, was voiced by Mrs Stanley Fletcher at today’s meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital Board. After a full discussion Mrs Fletcher accepted the information before the meeting and no action was taken. “I understood that our district nurse was an apostle of health,” observed Mrs Fletcher, "and worked more amongst the poor than those who can afford to pay. Why has the nurse collected £23 when only £6 is allowed for on the estimates for the whole year? It proves to me that the nurse is going amongst people who can well afford to pay. I have received a quiet complaint. It is nothing to be proud of if the nurse collected a lot of money.” Mrs Fletcher said she did not wish to move any motion, but the committee should watch the position. She appreciated that the nurse was doing good work. “I should be very sorry iij the impression is conveyed by the Press report that the nurse is not going amongst the poor people,” said Mr H. Thomas. The chairman. (Mr H. H. Mawley) observed that it was possible that the nurse had collected an outstanding account. The secretary, Mr Norman Lee, reported that an old account, amounting to £l5 10s, had been paid, following the death of a widow. Mr A. Forsberg: “What are the duties of the nurse, anyway? Should she serve those who can pay?” Mr Mawley: “There is no reason why she should not.” Mrs Fletcher: “The nurses who earn their living that way will be ‘sore’ if patients are taken away from them.” Mr Forsberg: “Are there any like that?” Mrs Fletcher: “There certainly are.” Mr Trevor Beetham said that with all due respect to Mrs Fletcher’s statement, he was quite satisfied that the nurse was doing good work. “There is a severe shortage of private duty nurses,” observed Miss C. McKenny. It was an understood thing that the district nurses attended to all requests unless previous engagements made it impossible. Mrs Fletcher intimated that she was quite satisfied with the information she had received. She did not wish to suggest that the nurse was neglecting her duties, but the board must guard against the nurse running after money too much. “The nurse generally collects small fees,” said the chairman. Mrs Fletcher: “Yes, that’s why I was shocked at the increase.” The discussion then lapsed.

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 July 1941, Page 7

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429

DISTRICT NURSE Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 July 1941, Page 7

DISTRICT NURSE Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 July 1941, Page 7

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