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The Superintendent Health Visitor attended an introductory course on the
functions and work of field work instructors and their training. One health visitor
attended the field work instructors' course at Chiswick Polytechnic and another
attended Part I of the group advisers' course. In addition, three health visitors
attended refresher courses, two clinic nurses attended in-service courses, and one
health visitor attended a part-time teaching course. The Superintendent Health
Visitor also attended the Health Visitors' Association's Conference.
The rules of the Central Midwives' Board require midwives to attend every
five years a refresher course approved by the Board. During the year four midwives
attended such courses arranged by the Royal College of Midwives. In
addition, three midwives attended a Study Day arranged by the London Boroughs
Training Committee. One pupil midwife was placed for her domiciliary training
with a midwife teacher employed by the Council.
The district nurses' training course at the Chiswick Polytechnic was attended
by four nurses, all of whom were successful in obtaining the National Certificate in
District Nursing. Refresher courses of one week's duration organised by the Queen's
Institute of District Nursing, were attended by two nurses. In addition, two nurses
attended the Study Day for home nurses in London, organised by the London
Boroughs Training Committee.
The Home Help Organiser attended a conference arranged by the National
Council of Home Help Services and one of the Assistant Home Help Organisers
attended a residential Summer School for Home Help Organisers.
Two mental welfare officers are attending full-time two-year qualifying
training courses, which commenced in 1965. Two trainee supervisors of mentally
handicapped children completed full-time courses during 1966 and one was
appointed to the staff as an assistant supervisor.
The Principal Medical Officer for mental health attended a week's intensive
course of lectures on psychiatry at the Middlesex and University College Hospitals,
London, and one of the senior mental welfare officers attended a week's course of
lectures on "The Nature of Mental Disorder" which was held at Bristol
University.
The Principal Medical Officer and the Principal Mental Welfare Officer and
his deputy have given a series of lectures to student nurses and health visitors,
and talks to a variety of organisations and societies during the year on matters
relating to mental health.
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