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In October it was decided to hold a Wine and Cheese Party,
and this new venture afforded our many friends a most pleasant
evening and added considerably to our funds.
For the first time members of the newly formed Battersea
Rotoract Group (Junior Rotary) offered to organise a sponsored
walk from Brighton to Battersea, in aid of our funds. In spite of
bad weather this noble effort resulted in £53 being added to our
funds, and we are most grateful for this.
We wish to record our great appreciation of the financial help
given by the Rotary Club of Battersea Park, the Morganite Carbon
Company and other friends.
We have maintained our close co-operation with the various
voluntary and statutory bodies who help with the welfare of our
patients.
In conclusion, we wish to express our thanks to Miss Greenaway,
Social Worker, and Mrs.FaithfulI, Secretary, for the work carried
out on behalf of the Committee.
N.F. CLARK-LAWRENCE (Miss),
Chairman.
STAFF TRAINING AND STUDENT TRAINING
Management training, with a view to the reorganisation of the
National Health Service in 1974, was to the fore during the year.
The Deputy Chief Nursing Officer attended a four week senior
management course held at the University of Birmingham. A
Principal Nursing Officer and a Nursing Officer attended a middle
and lower Management course respectively, at Chiswick Polytechnic,
both of four weeks duration.
The five health visitor students appointed in 1971 were
successful in their examinations and joined the staff in September.
Eight health visitor students were sponsored for training commencing
in September. District midwifery training was provided by the
domiciliary midwifery service for twenty-one pupil midwives and
a one day observation visit of the domiciliary midwifery service was
arranged for one hundred and twenty-two nurses taking the obstetric
nurse course.