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Refresher Courses
Arrangements were made for ten District Nursing Sisters to
attend refresher courses as under:—
1—Three-month Obstetric Course.
5—Day Release Course for 4 weeks.
4—One-day Release Course.
Observation Visits
These were made by an Assistant Hospital Matron and a Nursing
Sister from Austria to study District Management, one medical
student from Middlesex Hospital and 40 female and 8 male
student nurses from local hospitals.
Home Help Service
Some difficulties in recruitment were experienced during the
year in all areas of the Borough. At the end of 1968 the equivalent
of 314 full-time Home Helps were employed and the table below
gives an account of the duties undertaken.
Type of Case No.
Aged 65 years or over on first Visit in 1968 3,293
Aged under 65 years on first Visit in 1968:
Chronic Sick and Tuberculous 310
Mentally Disordered 25
Maternity 102
Others 327
764
Total Cases 4,057
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.
Child Help Courses
Ten Child Hefps attended a week's "in service" training held
from 1st to 5th April inclusive and 9 Child Helps were given a
one-day refresher course in June.
Health Visiting
Services were continued on similar lines to those of previous
years and the following table summarises the visiting carried out
during 1968:—