Hospital Not Consulted On Boy Sent To Sweden

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28906, 28 May 1959, Page 7

Hospital Not Consulted On Boy Sent To Sweden

"It gave us a great deal of pain, really, to see the .boy Cuttance sent overseas without reference to this hospital,” said Mr E. H. Beay, retiring urqlogical surgeon on the visiting staff of the Christchurch Hospital, when appreciation of his long service was expressed at yesterday's meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board.

"No opinion was taken here of his complaint," said Mr Beay. “In Dunedin, we have a first-class neurosurgical unit in charge of a first-class man, I hope the boy’s trip will have a successful outcome but it is a little disheartening when a hospital of this reputation is not consulted.”

There should be better public relations at the hospital, said Mr Beay. In radiology, the hospital had a department. Unde? Dr. Bolleston, which had achieved worldwide reputation. The same could be said of other departments. "We know, it can be done in New Zealand,” said Mr Beay, before making his comments on the sending overseas of a Christchurch youth for an operation on a brain

tumor. “Look at Douglas Bobb with his heart clinic atikucklancl." Mr Beay was a house-surgeon at Christchurch HoSpitil in 1920, a junior surgeon in 1923 and urologist since 1929, said the chairman (Dr. I* C. L. Averill). The urological department owed its inception to him and he had added great lustre not only to the work in the hospital but to his own skill and prowess. In having tutors like Dr. W. Fox, Sir Hugh Acland and Mr P. S. Foster, he had been lucky, said Mr Beay. He had enjoyed the work and in adding a little to the hospital and its stature. The board also expressed its appreciation to Mr D. G. Badcliffe. a senior surgeon for 13 years. Mr Badcliffe had come to the hospital with a big reputation from war service and his counsel and friendly attitude were appreciated by all in the hospital service, said Dr. Averill. Mr Badcliffe said he had worked in hospitals and boards for 40 years. Appointment to the visit, ing staff of a great hospital was the aim of a great number; few achieved it