“NOT PRACTICABLE”
, 40 HOURS FOR NURSES WELLINGTON" VIEW* s - the 40-hoiir- week for nurecs at Wellington, Public HospitaL<is, at present. : impracticable. The medical superinteh-..-, dent, .Dr. A-. E. Thorrie, stated to Thu% ~ day/night's meetingibf the i-Wfellington ; Hospital Board that jthe ■ matron had- re; I ported on the 40-hour week for nurses. , "It is not considered possible without very definite* inconvenience to patients i I to give nursesthe; 40-hour week except f by giving an extra .whole day weekly,'" =. proceeded' Dr. Thome's report. f'This: would require over 40 more nurses, and at the in-esent time'it would be quite; impracticable to house them. Any other method than the whole day off would cause much confusion on the three shifts. I therefore recbtmriehd that for the time being the,question of a week for •■-- the. nurses he. held oyer!"■-•■-. ' • Discussion was?.deferreduntil;reports : were received covering all sections of the- .■ board's employees.. " ' . i • -
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19029, 1 June 1936, Page 12
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147“NOT PRACTICABLE” Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19029, 1 June 1936, Page 12
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