HOSPITAL BOARDS

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18660, 11 June 1932, Page 5

HOSPITAL BOARDS

ALTERATION IN SYSTEM. RE-GROUPING OF DISTRICTS. COMMITTEE’S REPORT ADOPTED. (By Telegrapn.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. The Hospital Boards’ Conference Committee, appointed yesterday m connection with the Wellington Hoard’s proposals in respect to alterations in the existing hospital syslem, to-day brought forward a report which was adopted In the following form: — “That the hospital district's of New Zealand be re-grouped in such a way that every group contain within its bounds an adequate base hospital. For the purpose of the establishment of such base hospitals it is considered essential that there should be an adequate number of resident medical men in the centre of population selected to provide the necessary staff. “That it is desirable that all hospitals be regraded according to the available facilities in each hospital." The conference is to advise the Health Department to endeavour to institute a system of grouping of hospital boards in order to achieve better co-ordination.

round-table conference.

RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Friday

The Hospital Boards’ Conference adopted recommendations arising from a round-table conference of March, 1929, as follows: — That all members of the community requiring treatment in a hospital be eligible for admission to public hospitals. That patients in public hospitals who need, because of the nature of their illness, accommodation other than in the larger wards shall be provided for by an adequate number of one-bed to four-bed wards. That medical attendance on patients be In the hands of the visiting staff, with the assistance of a requisite number of resident medical officers.

That each hospital board may determine the number of visiting staff, but it be recommended that in arriving at a decision tire board shall, consistent with the convenience j|ind smooth running of the institution,-'ap-point as many of the medical practitioners residing in the district as possible.

That in making appointments to the visiting staff and in ‘ determining the suitability or otherwise of practitioners for the privilege of attendance on patients the hospital board should be guided by the advice of a special consultative body, and the case of smaller hospital districts by the advice of the Director-General of HealthThat the special consultative body comprise the consulting staff, if any, of the hospital or in other cases should comprise the 'senior members of the medical profession of the district selected by the hospital board, with the approval of the Director-General of Health. All 'patients shall be attended by the visiting medical staff in an honorary capacity.