All Doctors May Enter Auckland Hospital

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 66, 19 March 1936, Page 4

All Doctors May Enter Auckland Hospital

BOARD MAKES NEW ARRANGEMENT. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Mar. 17. A scheme by which private medical practitioners may enter the hospital for the purpose of following the progress of their patients and obtaining information of educational v&luo to themselves, was adopted by the Auckland Hospital Board on the motion of Dr. Hastings. Tho motion was as . follows: —"That medical men sending patients into Auckland hospital be notified that (a) in the case of modical patients, in what ward his patient is and at what hour and on what day he can meet the honorary in charge of tho case; (b) in the case of surgical patients, at what hour and on what day tho patient will be operated on and further, in which theatre the operation will be performed.”

Dr, Hastings said tho medical superintendent, Dr. Craven, had adopted the good practice on a patient's discharge of notifying tho family doctor and giving particular of patient’s history in hospital and of treatment applied. He would suggest, however, that tho plan outlined in his motion would be an improvement. If general practitioners were allowed entry into hospital to witness operations and confer with members of tho honorary stall, they would bo greatly assisted in keeping themselves up to date and would bo enabled to follow the progress of their patients.

No Applicants For Resident Positions

AUCKLAND BOARD CONCERNED AUCKLAND, Mar. 17. Members of the Auckland Hospital Board expressed concern when it was reported that no applications had boon received in response to advertisements for a medical admitting officer and for junior and senior kouso surgeons and physicians. It was stated that advertising in Australia had been considered, but a member of the honorary staff, while on a visit, had interviewed the Dean of the Sydney Medical School, who had considered it extremely unlikely that any resident medical officers would be available from there. The medical superintendent, Dr. Craven, when asked whether salary was an obstacle, said there was an unusual shortage of young men, and some other hospitals had offered up to £275 a year.

The chairman, Mr W. Wallace, said he had been assured that any number of men were available in England. He was not happy about the present staffing of tho hospital, especially as the staff included so many students. He did not like the prospect that a big accident might occur at night while a student was in charge of admissions. More senior residents would have to be appointed. /The board adopted Dr. Gunson’s motion that a report be obtained from tho staff executive committee.