HOSPITABLE AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD

Otago Witness, Issue 2934, 8 June 1910, Page 17

HOSPITABLE AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. j A special meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held on the Ist instant to consider the report of the Policy Committee and other matters. . Present—Messrs J. H. Walker (chairman), ! J. Loudon, W. Wilkinson, S. S. Myers, \ H. M. Ewing, J. H. F. Ham el, D. Larnach, C. E. Keast, R. Templeton, J. J. j Clark, and W. T. Talboys. POLICY COMMITTEE. I The Policy Committee recommended .-. That—(l) a Policy G omm ittee, consisting , of all members of the board, be set up: ■ (2) an Institutional Committee, consisting of all members of the board, be. set up: I (3) a member of the honorary medical staff j be appointed as a member of the Institui tional Committee; (4) a Committee of : Social Welfare, consisting of Messrs j Walker, Talboys (chairman), Ewing, Clark, i Hamel, and Myers, be appointed; (5) a i House Committee be set up in connection i with the management of the Dunedin HosI pital and Infectious Diseases Hospital, j consisting of Messrs Walker, Loudon j (chairman), Wilkinson, Larnach, Myers, \ and Hamel, and Messrs J. M. G alia way, j. P. Miller, and a member of the honorary j medical staff as co-optative members; (6) j the principle of the formation of a, Public i Health Committee, as outlined in Dr j Valintine's report, be affirmed; (7) a subi committee, consisting of Messrs Walker, I Talboys, Ewing, Wilkinson, and Loudon, I be set up to report on clause 2 of proposed | policy of the board as suggested in report | from Dr Valintine—namely : <: That until such time as the board can satisfactorily dispose of the institution at Caversham it could be used as a secondary hospital for . the accommodation of the following class* of patients: (a) The chronic and incurable; (b) the mental patient awaiting examina;tion; (c) delirium tremens patients; and j (d) the leek case"; (8) the Works Committee remain in office as at present coni stituted —namely, Messrs Walker, Wilkin- ' son (chairman), Ewing, Myers, Larnach, ; with the addition of Mr Keast, such it' be 1 a sub-committee of the proposed Instifcu- | tional Committee; (9) a Sanatorium Coin- ! mittee be set up, consisting of Messrs i Walker, Templeton, Keast, Ewing, Tal- > boys, Wilkinson, and Clark; and (10) his j Worship the Mayor of Palmerston be requested to act as official visitor to the j Consumptive Sanatorium at Palmerston. In connection with this report the Chairman submitted the following minute:i After a careful perusal of the reoom- \ mendations contained in Dr Valintims's j report of the 28th ult., and having the i arguments set forth in favour of the same, j I must respectfully submit that, in my | opinion, the conclusions arrived at and | submitted in the proposals contained in i the report by the Policy Committee will. I upon further investigation in one most [ important particular, prove cumbeivome and unworkable. By setting up an Lsstii tutional Committee the work of the board ! would bo duplicated, or a certain amount j of friction would eventuate and important | work deterred, and I would ask you to i agree to place the whole of the institutions ! directly under the board and have the ! meetings held fortnightly. To expedite j matters so that we can efficiently proceed i with the work as soon as possible and by | the powers conferred on us under "The i Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, j 1909," I < respectfully recommend the follow- ! ing : —(1) All former resolutions regulating i the proceedings of the board, appointing ! dates of meetings of the board and comI mittees, appointment of committees, be i and the same are hereby _ rescinded; and j in lieu thereof the following shall apoly. j (2) The board shall meet once every fort- : night on a day appointed for the purpose : for the transaction of all ordinary business ; and attached hereto is a set of ''standing orders" to govern the proceedings of its meetings and also its com- . mittees. (3) The permanent committees of the board shall be—(a) The House Committee, to consist of Messrs J. Loudon (chairman), William Wilkinson, J. H. Walker, D. Larnach, S. S. Myers, J. H. ; F. Hamel, and co-optative members Messrs P. Miller, J. M. Gallaway, and an j honorary staff appointee. (b) The Social j Welfare Committee to consist of Messrs W. T. Talboys (chairman?. J. H. Walker, H. M. Ewing, J. J. Clark, J. H. F. ! Hamel, and S. S. Myers, (c) The Con- ' sumptive Sanatorium Committee to consist of Messrs J. H. Walker, R. Templeton, C. E. Keast, H. M, Ewing, W. T. Talboys, W. Wilkinson, and J. J. Clark, (d) The Works Committee to consist of I Messrs W. Wilkinson (chairman), H. M. I Ewing, S. S. Myers, D. Larnach, J. H. : Walker, and C. E. Keast. (e) The Finance • Committee to consist of Messrs J. H. I Walker (chairman), D. Larnach, J. Loudon. J. J. Clark, W. T. Talboys, and J. H. F. Hamel. (f) The Tuapeka Hospital Committee to consist of Messrs W. E. S. = Knight (chairman), J. H. Walker, J. Louj don. T. Robertson (Mayor ef Lawrence), I J. K. Simpson, J. E. Keenan, and J. Rose. (<r) Thj Kaitamrata Hospital Committee to

I consist of Messrs C. E. Keast, J. H. Walker. A. E. Farquhar, C. E. Yates, R. Aitchison, and J. Rutherford. (4) Thg I scope and power of each committee are set out in an appendix to this report. I The clauses in the chairman's minutt were considered seriatim. Cla; ros 1 and 2 were adopted. On clause 3, M,r Loudon suggested f" ~ there be seven committees—Finance f /ir mittee. Social Welfare Committee, Hoc r d it Committee, Tuapeka Hospital Comm: ' SI i Kaitangata Hospital Committee, Port I '■"**- mers Hospital Committee, and Palmers.. Sanatorium Committee. The Hospital Com"•i'+ef should have control of the Hospital and the allied institutions (base hospital, infectious hospital, maternity home, and •curable hospital), which were so intimately connected. It- was absolutely necessary that there should be one head 'governing these institutions. It seemed to him a cumbersome thing that any one committee should have to refer a matter brought before it to a committee of the whole board. Dr Valentine was emphatic in his opinion that the Hospital Committee should govern the institutions he had named, because they were so interwoven in the matter of nurses, medical arrangements, and students. He was afraid the opposition to having Dr Valentine's suggestion carried out was prompted by jealousy which, he hoped, would not be 'allowed to exist. They should all try to do the best they could to make the board work smoothly in the best interests of all concerned. It was agreed in sub-clause (a) to alter "House Comimittee" to "Hospital Committee," and to-add Mr Tapper as a ooontative member. Mr Loudon moved, and Mr Larnach seconded, and it was agreed—- " That the University Council be asked te appoint a representative on the Hospital Committee." Sub-clauses (b) and (c) were adopted. The question of aopointin g a Wonfen'a Commit; tee on the Social Welfare Committee wai allowed to stand over, and Mr Walker was appointed chairman of the Consumptive Sanatorium Comimittee. In sub-clause (d) Mr Loudon said he saw' no necessity for a Work* Committee. It seemed to him its functions would override those of other committees. If tha committee was appointed it would lead to continual friction between various committees.—The Chairman said the. board must have a small conwnittee to carry out necessary works. If works were required at any hospital thev would come before the board in the ordinary way, and the board would say whether it would remit them to the Works Committee to carry out. —Mr Templeton thought a Works Committee waa an absolute necessity.—The sub-clause was adopted. Sub-clauses (e), (f), and (g) were adopted. It was resolved that the appendix, deal* ing with the scope and powers of tha committees, be dealt with at a meeting this evening. The standing orders will be considered at the same time. It was resolved that the board meet every second Thursday (starting on June 16), at 7.30 p.m. The Chairman complimented the staff ott the large amount of work it had carried out in the last few days in preparation for that meeting. When Dr Valentine waj in Dunedin the staff also worked very hard and freely returned at night to work late. —Several other members expressed their ajw preciation of the work carried out by M* Jacobs and his staff.