Free Clothing For Patients
(From Our Own Reporter) WELLINGTON, Feb. 7. Plastic protective clothing for incontinent multiple sclerosis and other, patients nursed at home may, now be obtained free of charge from hospital boards, according to advice received today by the member for Timaru (Sir Basil Arthur). He said that following a meeting of women’s and welfare organisations convened by him last year he had made representations to the Minister of Health (Mr McKay) and the Minister of Customs (Mr Shelton) about the short supply and high cost of this clothing.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31908, 8 February 1969, Page 42
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