TRAINING OF NURSES.
USE OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS.
DISAPPROVAL AT WELLINGTON.
[r.Y TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Sunday.
A special meeting of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association was held to discuss tho proposed amendment of the Nursing and Medical Service Act, which will allow privato hospitals to train nurses. A resolution was carried unanimously declaring that tho Wellington branch desired to voice its entire disapproval of allowing privato hospitals to becorno training schools on the following grounds:— That the status of New Zealand nurses would be lowered, as a comprehensive training could not be given in private hospitals; that reciprocity with Great Britain would be seriously affected; that the amendment would lead to an inefficient nursing service to the public ( since tho requirements of the present day medical service demanded a greater technical and more comprehensive training in all branches-of nursing, which could only be supplied at public hospitals.
It was decided to interest various organisations with the object of obtaining their support in presenting petitions to Parliament asking that the proposal be dropped.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20561, 12 May 1930, Page 12
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