MILITARY HOSPITAL PATIENTS

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 43, 14 November 1939, Page 12

MILITARY HOSPITAL PATIENTS

Provision In Auckland By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, November 13. According to information given to the Auckland Hospital Board tonight by the chairman, Mr. Allan Moody, about 150 soldiers', mostly influenza cases, are at present in the board’s institutions, and full provision has been made for any increase in number. Mr. Moody said that civilian patients had been evacuated from two wards at the Auckland infirmary. This accommodation was adequate and the Auckland A. and P. Association had readily agreed to give the board the use of the showground buildings nearby if they were required. Other offers of assistance had also been received. His own view wag that the military authorities should provide their own hospital accommodation for ordinary cases, but since the Government had decided as a matter of policy to make the hospital boards responsible whenever more than 48 hours inpatient treatment was required, the board would willingly do what, was required of it. Provision was being made for more nurses. Lengthy correspondence was received from the Director-General of Health, Dr. Watt, regarding hospital accommodation for military patients from training camps, forts and other establishments. Dr. Watt stated that the Government had decided that for the maintenance and treatment of all army sick and wounded the jiayment of 5/- a day would be made from the war expenses account in addition to 6/- it day from the Social Security Fund in respect of hospital benefits. This scale of payment would operate from October 17,