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Porters Avenue Foot Clinic. Operated single-handed by Mr. Ditsell on Monday
to Friday. Appointments about 10 weeks.
Ford Road Foot Clinic. Operated single-handed by Mr. Dransfield from Monday
to Friday. Provision is made for a second chiropodist at this clinic - which
is needed in this heavily populated area - but cannot be made due to staff
shortage.
Annie Prendergast Foot Clinic. Operated by Mr. Freeman and Mrs. Barber (Part-time,
resigned 19th August), assisted by Miss Richards (Clerk Receptionist). The
Hospital Car Service based at this clinic continues to prove of great value to
the elderly infirm patients who would otherwise be unable to have foot treatments.
Due to the large number of cases, a second full-time chiropodist is required
here.
Greatfields Foot Clinic. Operated by Mr. Stenson from Monday to Thursday,
but unfortunately, Mr. Stenson was off duty through illness from l6th October
1967 to 26th February 1968, and again from 30th May to 22nd September 1968.
Although a skeleton service was provided the patients have had to wait rather
a long time for treatment.
Thames View Foot Clinic. Operated on Friday of each week by Mr. Stenson, but
owing to Mr. Stenson's illness the clinic was closed during this period. Urgent
cases were directed to one of the other clinics.
DOMICILIARY SERVICE
Western Area. Operated by Mrs. Morgan, who also attends the Mayesbrook
Old People's Home for one day fortnightly. The demand for domiciliary service
is rapidly growing as our elderly patients reach the stage when they are no
longer able to travel to their respective foot clinics. We need more full-time
staff to cope with the need for home treatment.
Eastern Area. Operated by Mr. Freel (Part-time Chiropodist), who does four
sessions weekly. This is a very large area, and we are quite unable to satisfy
the demand for treatments. The Hospital Car Service operating in this district
does, however, help to accommodate the urgent demands providing the patients
are able to get in and out of the cars. There is an urgent need for more staff
in this section, but recruitment is difficult because of shortage of qualified
staff.
OLD PEOPLE'S HOMES
Mayesbrook. Attended by Mrs. Morgan for two sessions every fortnight, and
by Mr. Fenton (Part-time Chiropodist) one session monthly.
Saywood Lodge. Attended by Mr. Fenton - one session fortnightly.
The Lawns. Attended by Mr. Fenton - one session fortnightly.
Riverside. This new Home is attended by Mr. Fenton every two weeks as from
6th April.
SENIOR GIRL'S TRAINING CENTRE
Attended by Mrs. Mann fortnightly until the Centre transferred to Gascoigne
Road. Her last visit was on 3rd August.
GENERAL REMARKS
All our foot clinics and domiciliary sections are overloaded with work.
Appointments range about 12 weeks in clinics, while the waiting time for
domiciliary appointments is much longer; so that in the event of staff absences
due to holidays or illness, there is no possibility of providing replacements,
except by causing extended disruption at some other point or sections of the
Service.
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