HOSPITAL BOARD.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16703, 11 December 1919, Page 5

HOSPITAL BOARD.

SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital and Charrtablo AidBoard was licld yesterday afternoon., Present: Messrs F. Horrell (chairman), H. B. Sorensen, H. J. Otley, A. Smith, W. Nicholls, W. J. Walter, R. Evans, j D. McMillan, F. J. Norton, the Hon. R. Moore, M.L.C., and Mesdames Green, Herbert, and Wilson. The resignation of Mr » aulm as senior dental surgeon was received and received from the Domain Board declining to grant the uso of tho tcction to the west of tho hospital premises. . A letter was received from tho Acting Chief Health Officer stating that it had been definitely ascertained that rrants from contributory local boatea rould not automatically carry subsidy, and this, therefore, was now tho generai ruling to be followed in all eases that might arise. It was not possible, .therefore, to alter tho ruling given, m tho case of the Leeston Hospital. The Hospital Committee recommended the authorisation by the Board of £iSO, expenditure for the purpose ot securing machinery for the layndrv. With repart! to tnc agreement with tno unitccs Friendly Societies' D-ispcnsary Board, they recommended the Board to approve an agreement for three years at £30 per annum per occupied bed, pro\nd«l_tliere was an amalgamation of ail the friendly societies in the North Canterbury Hospital IHstrict for this purpose. lhe i Board was recommended to approve the principle of admitting porsons who siuill lie allowed to make their own arrangements with the doctor —tho Board's fees being hrtt guaranteed—on the understanding ihat the specialist's charges shall be fixod in accordance with tho means of tho individual, poor persons being treated free; this arrangement not to bo brought into force until such time as it is possible to find the necessary accommodation ia. tho institution. i*he recomemndationa wore adopted.