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Visitor, Area 4. Middlesex County Council, The need for better liaison between the
General Practitioner and the Health Visitor was emphasised and it was decided, with
the agreement of the Area Medical Officers, that the Health Visitor should be asked
to take action in the first instance by asking for an interview with the General
Practitioners of the patients with whom she was dealing
Consideration was given to liaison between hospitals and health visitors and it
was decided that better usage could be made of the existing system without making any
administrative changes.
That on the shortage of nursing or staff was opened by the Matron of Edgware
General Hospital, the Divisional Superintendent of the British Red Cross Society in
Hendon and the Superintendent of District Nurses in Area 4 of Middlesex County
Council.
The Committee made several proposals including one that recruiting posters
might be displayed in the waiting rooms of General Practitioners
In addition to these major problems, the Committee considered the need for and
the design of a personal immunisation record card It was agreed, in view of the
large number and complex nature of modern prophylatic injections, that a personal
record card was essential for every child and the views of the Committee on the
design of such a record card were forwarded to the County Medical Officer
At the last meeting the Committee drew attention to the fact that the services
of a Paediatric Consultant are available for domiciliary consultation,
I am indebted to Dr, G Barwell, Chairman of the Edgware Group Health Services
Liaison Committee for this report
WELFARE OF OLD PEOPLE
I am indebted to Alderman J, L. Freedman, J,P., M.A., LL.B Chairman of the
Hendon Old People's Welfare Committee for the Report for the year 1956-1957 from
which I have extracted the following information:-
The year under review has been one of consolidation and, to some extent,
reorganisation One feature has been the opening, through the generosity of the
Hendon Borough Council who have placed the ground floor at No 158 Station Road,
Hendon, NW 4 at our disposal at a purely nominal rent, of our office in premises
used exclusively by ourselves, This has added greatly to the comfort of our Organising
Secretary and of those old folk who have had need to seek advice or assistance
from the Committee, Regular meetings of the Committee have been held, and the
Executive Committee now meets once a month. Close touch has been kept with our
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