UNEMPLOYED NURSES.
HOSPITAL MINIMUM PROPOSAL.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, Wednesday
The Minister of Health, the Hon. A. J. Stallworthy, replying to a question asked by Mr. P. Fraser (Labour, Wellington Central) in the House to-day, said it was known that a number of trained. nurses was at present unemployed. Consideration would bo given to the question/of introducing a regulation to enforce a minimum proportion of trained nurses to trainees in hospitals, and also of trained nurses to patients. Further inquiry was necessary before any practicable measures could be taken.
As regards the public general hospitals, a minimum proportion of one trained nurse to three trainees was at present widely,. but not universally observed.
In reply to a further point raised by Mr. Fraser, Sir. Stallworthy said the provision of nursing activities in country districts was a function of the hospital boards.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 215, 11 September 1930, Page 10
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