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RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS
These are provided on medical recommendation for persons who have recently been
under medical treatment and who need rest, fresh air and good food. Persons in need
of supervision or medical and nursing care require convalescence which is the responsibility
of the appropriate Hospital Board. Arrangements are made for adults,
expectant mothers, nursing mothers, and children under five years not attending
school. Children of school age are dealt with under arrangements provided by the
I.L.E.A.
A weekly charge is made for adults, according to their financial circumstances, and
there is a small charge for children under five not attending school.
The number arranged during 1970 was as follows:—

Nurses Training
Changes in training are inevitable to meet the changing needs of service and communication,
and discussions are continuing.
Hospital nurses in training will be required to complete at least six weeks in the
community service during their period of general nurse training.
During the year all the student health visitors were successful in their examinations,
two gaining distinction and two with credit in two subjects, and have joined
the staff.
Fifteen nurses are taking the integrated course of training, which is for a period
of four years. The nursing part of the training is taken at King's College Hospital
and the theoretical part related to the district nurse and health visitor at Croydon
College. Practical experience is provided by the Borough nursing staff.
Study Days
In-service training and study days have been organised at regular intervals, covering
many subjects of interest. Joint programmes have been organised by the Lewisham
Hospital, Greenwich District Hospital and local authority nursing staff. Health
visitors and district nurses have enjoyed and derived great benefit from these study
days with senior nursing staff in hospitals.
The nursing officers have continued to give lectures on the "Social aspect of
illness" to hospital nurses during their third year of training at Lewisham Hospital
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