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District Nurse Assistants
The number of district nurse assistants was increased to 6 by the end of 1969.
Marie Curie Memorial Foundation. Area Welfare Grant Scheme
The Borough continues to participate in the Area Welfare Grant Scheme providing
for the urgent needs of cancer patients who are being nursed at home. Such
assistance is only given "in kind" and covers for a limited period, day and night nursing,
special equipment, linen and bedding, clothing, extra heating and nourishment. Twenty
one patients received help with night and/or day nursing on 246 occasions.
HEALTH VISITING
Staff as at 31st December, 1969
1 Chief Nursing Officer.
1 Superintendent Health Visitor.
28 Health Visitors (includes 1 Field Work Instructor, 2 Group
Advisers).
7 (3.5)* Part-time Health Visitors.
10 (4.0)* Part-time Clinic Nurses.
1 Health Assistant.
1 Tuberculosis Health Visitor.
3 Student Health Visitors.
* equivalent whole-time.
53 students from West Middlesex, Royal Richmond and The Middlesex Hospitals
accompanied health visitors on domiciliary visits and/or also attended the local health
authority clinics.
Training and Refresher Courses
Two health visitors attended Field Work Instructor courses, and four attended
other refresher and training courses.
Family Doctors and Local Authority Nursing Staff
The table on page 31 summarises the position at the end of the year concerning
the liaison of nursing staff with family doctors in the Borough.
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