CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL
Sir, —I am sure that the Christchurch Public Hospital is a well-run institution, which keeps up-to-date in its treatments. Why then does it bury its head in the sand regarding visiting of children? It has virtually refused to lift its head for a few minutes to hear a deputation from several large and important women’s organisations. Can we' appeal to the Hospital Board on the grounds that frequent visiting of children may be regarded as treatment of shock? Modern practice recognises ' psychological shock as well as physical. A young child suffers, shock in being removed from its familiar environment. Seeing its mother helps to relieve this, even if the relief is in tears from the release of pent-up emotion. Many an adult must remember the relief of “a good cry” after an operation.—Yours, etc., R. STOCKWELL November 5, 1954.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27500, 6 November 1954, Page 3
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