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The groups included health visitors, student ward sisters,
student teachers, student house mothers from Barnardos Homes,
school children and members of the Townswomen's Guild.
Family Planning Association
Two evening sessions each week were held in the Clinic at the
rear of Hornsey Town Hall„
National Blood Transfusion Service
Premises at the School Clinic, rear of Hornsey Town Hall were
made available for the above-named organisation for six days
during the year.
HOME NURSING SERVICE
(Section 25)
The past year has been an extremely busy one for the home
nurses. The service has operated smoothly from the Area Health
Office, all messages being received there during office hours and
the Superintendent's home at all other times as in previous years.
A combination of pressure of work, increased holiday periods
and a high incidence of sickness amongst the staff have added
difficulties to the administration of this service during 1955
Provision of Hospital Beds
The provision of hospital beds for the aged sick has seemed
more readily available this year and less difficulty has been
encountered in getting the aged and ill patients, particularly
those who live alone, into hospital. This was a very pressing
Problem in 19 53 and 19 54. Nevertheless the requests for care of
the aged continue to form a large portion of each nurse's daily
work.
Injection of Drugs
injection of drugs continues to form an ever increasing part
of the work of the service and it is necessary for the home
nurse to have a very up to date knowledge of modern drugs,
Requests are frequently made for twice daily visits and late night
Visits for relief of pain interfere considerably with the planning
of each day's work