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Cars are also provided to convey persons in the care of the Health and Welfare
Department provided the passengers are not physically handicapped.
Hired Transport
Vehicles were also hired to meet occasional requirements beyond the capacity of
the Council's own transport.
TRAINING COURSES AND STUDENT ATTACHMENTS
Staff training and development continued at a high level, through the agency of
universities, polytechnics, the London Borough's Training Committee and other
educational and professional bodies. Members of the staff attended course, study days
and conferences on subjects which included the following:-
Medical specialities
Alcoholism
Medical Ethics
Nursing Organisation
Health Visitor Training
Home Nurse Training
School Nursing
Supervision of Midwives
Psychological preparation for childbirth
Midwifery (refresher courses)
Welfare of elderly and handicapped persons and children
Nursery education, play centres and playgroups.
Management of Social Services
Certificate in Social Work
Environmental control
Building design
Health Education and Home Safety
Management Techniques
Reorganisation of National Health Service
Mental Handicap and illness
Health Visitors
Three student health visitors employed by the Council, and six others sponsored by
other authorities but trained in Barnet, passed their qualifying examinations.
Health visitors and other members of the staff assisted in a study of twins
conducted by the Medical Research Council Unit of the University of London, and in a
continuing survey of children with spina bifida conducted by the Research and
Intelligence Unit of the Greater London Council.
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