STAFFING OF HOSPITALS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17911, 15 October 1932, Page 4

STAFFING OF HOSPITALS

“CLOSED” SYSTEM CRITICISED VISITING STAFF ADVOCATED A resolution passed at a general meeting of the New Zealand section of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons at \\ ellington last month expressing the opinion that the surgical staffing of socalled “closed” or “one-man” hospitals in certain of tile larger towns, such as Invercargill, Hamilton, Ashburton, and Gisborne, suffered from serious defects which lessened the efficiency of these institutions, as compared with hospitals which had properly-organised visiting stalls, was discussed at a meeting of the Waikato Hospital Board in Hamilton. In a letter explaining its attitude the section said it strongy advocated the adoption of the visiting staff system.’ “We have not by any means a ‘oneman' hospital,” commented the chairman, Mr. J. J. Bvburn. In addition to tho medical superintendent, the services of car. nose, throat, and eye specialists, a radiologist and a pathologist were available' to patients if required. Several doctors on the hospital staff had had from six to eight years’ experience.

Mr. ('. ,T. W. Barton expressed agree moot with the chairman’s views. The letter was received.