NURSES' TRAINING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 260, 2 November 1929, Page 21

NURSES' TRAINING.

OBJECTION TO NEW BILL

POSTPONEMENT POSSIBLE.

MINISTER TO CONSULT CABINET

(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. Fearing that the provision in the Nurses and Midwives Registration Amendment Bill for extended training facilities outside public hospitals may prejudice the value of the New Zealand nurse's certificate, a deputation from the New Zealand Association of Trained Nurses interviewed the Minister of Health, the Hon. A. J. Stall worthy, to urge that the measure be not proceeded with until the association has had a full opportunity of considering the proposals in detail. The speakers were introduced by Mr. J. A. Young (Hamilton) and they said they represented 1000 nurses. Their association took a line of strong opposition to the bill being introduced at the final stage of the session, when there was insufficient opportunity of considering it, and they were afraid that unless the training proposals were fully safeguarded the recognition now accorded outside New Zealand to. the Dominion nurse's certificate would be prejudiced, as the present high standard of training jyas generally recognised. Mr. Stallworthy expressed regret that the bill could not be introduced Earlier, but pointed out that it was proposed to vest the power of recognising training hospitals in the Nurses $nd Midwives Registration Board. He tso said that the Government's intenon was not to recognise any hospital ifath fewer than 40 beds. He promised fi> consult Cabinet on" the question tfrhether the bill should be postponed fhis session.. .