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The Chief Nursing Officer organised
several lectures and discussions. Lecturers
included Miss Lamb Deputy Chief Nursing
Officer from the Department of Health and
Social Security and Mr J Burrows lecturer
in Sociology at London University. Both
hospital and community nursing staff participated
an interchange of ideas took place and
contact with colleagues established. Plans
were also made for a series of lectures on the
theme Continuity of Patient Care'
Sponsorships
Five sponsored students commenced training
in the autumn 1970 including one taking the
integrated course of SRN/ DN / HV Three
others, not sponsored by Hounslow also
commenced in the autumn
Approximately one hundred and fifty other
students and post graduate visitors had
experience in the department or paid visits
of observation including some overseas postgraduate
public health nurses
Group Advisers
These members of staff have contributed
greatly in assisting with administration and
in giving support to fieldworkers
Mothers Clubs
The three Mothers groups are active and a
wide range of subjects have been covered.
Family Planning
The establishment of an afternoon family
planning clinic at Bath Road and the
inauguration of a domiciliary family planning
service were welcomed by the health visitors
These increased facilities enable more cases
to be referred
Senior Nursing Officers Weekly Meetings
These have continued to be a vital function
within the department and the senior staff
have as a result developed a wider concept
of community care
Home Nursing
Home nursing has as its aim the patient s
physical, psychological and social well being
so that he may be restored to health or happily
adjusted to his limitations, or in the case of
terminal illness given the greatest comfort
During 1970 the attachment of home nurses
to family doctors continued to develop A
pattern of work has emerged which has much
to commend it Ten home nurses undertake
treatments in the family doctors surgeries
daily in addition to treatments in the home
Three nurses also return to assist at evening
surgeries These surgery treatments relieve
the doctor often avoid the necessity for patients
to attend hospital out patient departments and
allow the family doctor and nurse in liaison to
give a wider range of continuous patient care
Two nurses were appointed in March 1970 to
the Treatment Centre of the Family Doctor
Unit Bath Road to assist the twelve family
doctors working from the Health Centre These
nurses cover the hours of 8 45 a.m. 7.00 p. m.
and carry out simple disgnostic tests prophylaxis
(immunisation and cervical cvtologv) and active
treatments The average number of patients
treated each month (during the last quarter of
the year) was 1,040 Although the total number
of patients treated in their own homes was
approximately the same as in 1969 the number
of elderly people cared for rose by 24 and
visits increased by 1355 to a total of 100 064
The increase in establishment of 11/3(full time
equivalent) nursing auxiliaries furthered the
policy of maintaining and supporting people
within the community
Laundry Service
The incontinent and infirm benefit from this
service which is conducted by the home help
organiser under section 13 of the Health
Services and Public Health Act 1968 for households
to which home help service is being or
can be provided under this Act
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