FAVOURABLE REPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 275, 20 November 1935, Page 9

FAVOURABLE REPORT.

i HOSPITAL INSPECTION, j i IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION. '. Gratification was expressed by the Auckland Hospital Board yesterday afternoon at the very favourable report .submitted to the Director-General of i Health, Dr. M. H. Watt, "by Miss J. Moore, nurse instructor, following a recent inspection of the Auckland Hospital. Miss Moore said she was greatly impressed with the improvement in the administration of the hospital. In the wards a higher standard of cleanliness prevailed, there was greater personal care in the control of ward supplies, more attention to the supervision of nursing, equipment and more interest in the teaching and training of the nurses. In addition there was a higher standard of nursing care to the patients. The lady superintendent, Miss E. M. Nutsey, was to be congratulated on the selection of her sisters, who as a whole seemed very fine women. | "It is pleasing to note the generally favourable nature of the report," said the Director-General of Health in forwarding a copy of the report to the board, "and the board and the executive officers are to be congratulated on the improvements made." The chairman, Mr. W. Wallace, in commenting on the report, said that a ' meeting of the Nurses' Registration Board had recently passed a resolution expressing congratulations at .the improvement that had taken place.