NURSES’ TRAINING

Evening Star, Issue 20322, 2 November 1929, Page 2

NURSES’ TRAINING

STRONG OBJECTION TO HEWi BILL (From Oob Piklu.«entxht Reporter.] WELLINGTON, November 1. Fearing that the provision in the Nurses and Mid wives’ Registration Amendment Bill for extending training facilities outside public hospitals may prejudice the value of the New Zealand nurses’ certificate, a deputation from the New Zealand Association of Trained Nurses interviewed Mr Stallworthy (Minister of Health) to urge that the measure lie not proceeded with until the association has had a full opportunity of considering the proposals in detail. The sneakers were introduced by Mr J. A. Young (Hamilton), and stated that they represented 1.600 nurses. Their association took the line of strong opposition to the Bill being introduced at the final stage of the sea sion, when there was insufficient opportunity of considering it, and they were afraid that, unless the, training proposals were fully safeguarded, the recognition now accorded outside New Zealand to the dominion nurses’ certificate woud be prejudiced, as the present high standard of training was generally recognised. Mr Stalhvorthy expressed regret that the Bill could not be introduced earlier, but pointed out that it was proposed to vest the power of recognising training hospitals in the Nurses and Midwives’ Registration Board, and that, the Government’s intention was not to recognise any hospital with fewer than forty beds. He promised to consult Cabinet on the, question whether the Bill should be postponed this session.