DOCTORS AT THE WAR

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23541, 20 January 1942, Page 4

DOCTORS AT THE WAR

—»—• i FUTURE OF THE® PRACTICES POSITION OF BEFUGIII (P.S.S.) DUNEDIN, January 11Fear lest refugee doctors, pertw ted to practise in New Zealand d the absence of many of the ion’s own doctors on war BePW* would interfere with their PW“ after the war, was express*^*'» meeting of the Dunedin Return?* vices’ Association. Members heK? . a measure of strict control W be introduced to ensure that doctors would return to their fo duty at hospitals after the WV permit New Zealand soldier docw to resume their practices where left off. . . .. ..(.reintroducing the subject, the tary (Mr O. L. Ferens) u appeared an impossibility to some form of control, makl f® .-turn sential for refugee doctors ta to hospital service when New *- e doctors returned from the war. Mr S. G. Scoullar said tha t J Zealand had taken an “overd { o j. refugees and might well have lowed the example of the Wf j States which permitted the only one refugee doctor “We expect that who have entered practice compelled' to return to their duties when the war ends. “W Ferens. “While our doctors are sent, however, they are working . der the Social Security scnW jobbuilding up for themselves very t stantial cards of patients.” “The only remedy lies public,” said Mr A. McHutchon. people themselves will kave . nath® cise their common sense J, j* ise our own doctors. The re*U:g e tor question would then l° ok ™ 1 Mr' W. K. Cameron: What expect of a public of which & , flocks to Chinese “quacks ano on bird seed? . . T fo “It is a sore point, but 1 Am# see how we can do anything except to support what has elsewhere, and refer the jSthe Dominion Headquarters ot sociation,” said Mr W. E- Earn 5 * 1 * the president. , The discussion then lapsed.