HOSPITAL BOARD.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7738, 18 December 1890, Page 3

HOSPITAL BOARD.

$?EOJ&L MEETING. A specie! meeting of the Hospital Board was held yesterday Snoroing to elect the medical staff for the ensoingyear. Peseot —Messrs W. D. Wood (Chairman), W< FtMbm, B. Martiadale, H. Blaefcett, D. McMillan, B. Bt. Fajteh, 0. M. Grey, T. York, W. Moor, w. Langdowa, & Weefcenra, and W. Duillop. Iα answer to a letter from the Chairman q£ toe Board, Dr. Ovenden (Chairmen* oi the Honorary Visiting Staff) wrote;, that *tetia©-opinion"of his colleagues ans h&n« self an addition to the staff Was unde sirable, the staff being now quite large enough to mccc pressnt requirements.. The Chairman pointed oak tfeat so addition to the staff could be made unleea the by-laws were altered, and no altera? tions could be made at that meeting. Discussion ensued in Committee as to the advisableneas or not of inoreaaiaa; the staff, of the revision q! the by-laws, or of rescinding the motion of the last meeting to increase the number o£ the staff, ■ , A motion was taken to test the feellns of the meeting, a!?ter which the Woara reeamed. The Stand inpj Orders were suspended to allow a motion rescinding the praviQtts 1 resolution to be brought forward, I This motion was carried by seven to five and after a long discussion the Board*prOceeded to make the appointments* ' J A ballot resulted in the following ctp> polntments being made:—Physicians—Dm Lomax-Sinlth and Deame;:; Surg«ona—Dre I Ovendea and Stewart; OpthaUnlc Surgeon—Dr Manning. , Mr Xangdown moved "That a book b< kept to be called the patients* xemar) book; that all patients before leaving fcht i Hospital shall be interviewed by one ot ; more of the Hospital Committee, or by the Secretary, to ascertain If the ! patient has aay complaint or renmrb to make, if s® to be duly entered into the above mentioned book and certified by the member of the Committee or the Secretary," He said that, in moving ! the resolution, he had no intention oi casting any reflection on the nurses or the. House staff, but ib often happened that months after the patients had left the Hospital they made complaints respecting - their treatment. The system he propose? would,-therefore, be to the protection o< the staff.

Mr Parish seconded the motion, wWal Was carried, and the Board adjourned