ST. HELENS HOSPITAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 303, 22 December 1926, Page 10

ST. HELENS HOSPITAL.

ITS RESPONSIBILITIES. " SHUFFLED ON TO OTHERS." In the opinion of the chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board, the authorities of the St. Helens Hoepital are not shouldering all their responsibilities, but are shuffling some of them on others. This opinion was expressed by Mr. Wallace at the meeting of the board last night, when requests were received from the medical officer of health for anti-natal treatment for mothers, and particularly for assistance regarding the methods of inquiry into the circumstances of patients. The board had also before it a request for free X-ray treatment for "St. Helens patients. "I am sympathetic," said Mr. Wallace, "but at the same time it appears to mc that-the St. Helens people are pushing a lot of their work on to the board. If the St. Helens Hospital is going to fulfil its functions, it should supply these requirements-itself. As far as X-ray treatment is concerned, it will have a big bearing on maternity work in the future 3 , and anything done in this direction will be of great benefit to the patient The whole tendency of St. Helensie to shuffle their responsibility on to the Hospital Board. Some time ago the Health Department wanted us to take over the St Helens Hospital and run it on their £6000 a year.. We declined, and I think now they want to make good a lar-e E tlo wl, that IOS 6at th « «p— 3 On the motion of the chairman, it was deeded to inform, the Department that the matters mentioned in the reaueet