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Other Health Visitor Activities
At the Child Health Centres the health visitors are closely
involved with the physiotherapist and her special classes for postnatal exercises and with the associated Mother's Clubs and
occasional creches.
In all their work the health visitors are competently supported
by clinic nurses who assist at clinic sessions as well as with centre
work generally and help in routine non-advisory visiting. Without
this able and effective assistance the health visitors would have
less time to devote to parents and their children.
Recently, there has been increased co-operation with general
practitioners and health visitors are working in close liaison with
many groups of doctors. These liaison schemes are functioning
well. It is hoped that the numbers will be augmented still further
with corresponding benefits to the public at large.
Health Visitor Training
Health Visitor training continues under the agreed revised rules
submitted to the Council for the training of Health Visitors to
the Minister in 1965 in accordance with Section 2 of the Health
Visiting and Social Work (Training) Act, 1962.
During September of the current year 11 Borough sponsored
student health visitors began their training and it is hoped that
they will be ready to join the staff next September. In addition,
18 student health visitors received their field work instruction in
the area.
An Assistant Nursing Officer attended a course at the Royal
College of Nursing and a health visitor has been taking the City
and Guilds evening course on Health Education at Westminster
Technical College.
Six first year students from the 4-year integrated Course sponsored
by King's College Hospital and Croydon Technical College
came into the Borough for their intermediary 2 weeks of health
visiting experience.
Field Work Instructor Courses
Three members of the health visiting staff attended a 6-week
course at Croydon Technical College to become qualified Field
Work Instructors.
Refresher Courses and "In Service" Training
One health visitor undertook a 2-week Refresher Course at St.
Gabriel's College, Wimbledon and a number of staff attended