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Student nurses in training at Orpington. Farnborough and
Bromley Hospitals have received lectures from senior staff on the
work of the Health Visiting Service. Observation visits on the
work of the Personal Health Services have been arranged for 119
student nurses and for 8 social work students.
GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER ATTACHMENT
There are now seven Health Visitors working in attachment
schemes and three in liaison schemes with groups of General
Medical Practitioners. The climate of opinion seems to be one of
enthusiasm for these arrangements, as the work of the General
Medical Practitioners and the Health Visitors is better co-ordinated
to the benefit of the patient.
Co-operation with Hospital Staff
A closer liaison between the hospitals and the Health Visiting
staff has resulted in improved communications and better use of
each other's roles for the benefit of the community. We hope to
continue to develop this co-operation.
Surveys
The Health Visitors have continued to take part in essential
research projects. These have included the Dr. Alice Stewart
Survey into Childhood Cancers, and a new project concerned with
children suffering from Spina Bifida which has been started by Dr.
Bernard Benjamin of the Greater London Council Research and
Intelligence Unit. This is very time-consuming work for the Health
Visitors, but they do it willingly because of its obvious importance.
Visits
Cases visited by Health Visitors No. of cases
Children born in 1966 5,014
Children born in 1965 4,065
Children born in 1961-64 9,978
Total number of children in lines 1 - 3 19,057
Persons aged 65 or over 336
Number included in line 5 who were visited at
the special request of a G.P. or hospital 157
Mentally disordered persons 150
Number included in line 7 who were visited at
the special request of a G.P. or hospital 52
Persons, excluding Maternity cases, discharged
from hospital (other than mental hospitals) 48