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In October, the District Nursing Headquarters moved to newly
adapted premises at Shooter's Hill Road. This new arrangement
has placed all the District Nursing professional administration
under one roof and adjacent to a group practice of four family
doctors, a Welfare Centre, Home Help Office, Chiropody Clinic
and the Central Stores, all of whom benefit from this proximity.
One G.P. attachment scheme commenced in June to the mutual
advantage of patients, doctors and District Nurses. A further
three more attachments are being planned.
Home Help Service
Difficulties in recruitment continued, at times, in the Eltham and
Greenwich areas but in Woolwich there was no undue difficulty
in obtaining suitable persons for this work.
At the end of the year there was the equivalent of 317 full-time
home helps employed and an analysis of the services rendered
during 1967 is given below:—
Type of Case No.
Aged 65 years or over on first Visit in 1967 3,130
Aged under 65 years on first Visit in 1967:
Chronic Sick and Tuberculous 340
Mentally Disordered 21
Maternity 122
Others 321
804
Total Cases 3,934
Family Aids
The pilot scheme introduced during 1966 whereby home helps,
designated "family aids" were attached to family caseworkers
employed to give intensive help to families who, for various
reasons, were unable to benefit from the normal supportive social
services, proved very successful and was continued during the
current year.
Home Help Course
A one week's "in-service" training course of talks, films, discussions
and demonstrations was arranged for 14 home helps during
April, 1967.
Child Help Courses
Eleven child helps attended a "one-day" refresher course in
March and, in May, 11 selected home helps spent a week in the
Health and Welfare Department attending a course of lectures, films
and discussions to prepare them for child help duties.