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Day Nurseries
Recruitment of trained nursery nurses remained difficult, but it was possible
to secure places for two senior members of nursery staff on a course for mature
students leading to the certificate of the Nursery Nurses Examination Board.
Training
Liaison between the local hospitals, the local authority nursing and health
visiting services and the nurse training school in the Borough of Newham, has
continued throughout the year for the training of district nurses. District training
was given to twenty London Hospital pupil nurses in preparation for thi integrated
district nursing state, enrolled nurse certificate.
Six Borough sponsored health visitor students successfully completed their
training and practical experience was provided for six additional pupils in liaison
with various training colleges. Six members of the health visiting staff have taken
additional training and are designated as 'Field Work' instructors to undertake
responsibility under the guidance of an assistant nursing officer, for the day to day
practical training of these students.
In-service training by means of the once fortnightly discussion groups conducted
by a psycho-therapist at the London Hospital has continued to give support and guidance
to health visiting staff, who attend, commitments permitting on a rota basis.
Staff have been encouraged whenever possible, to attend all available courses
and conferences, to help give them stimulus and insight and to enhance the quality
of the the service given to the public. Speakers on various topics, incl uding computeri sation
and Police work with juveniles have been introduced at staff meetings.
Fami ly Planni ng
The health visiting staff who commenced their Family Planning training in 1968.
completed the course and received the relevant certificate.
Liaison with AlIied Services
Orientation of hospital personnel into the Public Health services has continued
by the arrangement of approximately six hundred observation visits for medical,
nursing and social work students. Senior nursing officers and health visitors have
continued to lecture and conduct seminars in the majority of the local hospitals.
The Principal Nursing Officer took part in a one day conference arranged by the
London Boroughs Training Committee to explore further ways of increasing the general
practitioner local authority liaison.
In this borough, general practitioners are increasingly assisting in the clinic
centres and schools, thus providing a link between the community preventive and
curative services.
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