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EARLY DISCHARGES FROM MATERNITY HOSPITALS
During 1965 351 patients were discharged from hospital before
the tenth day of puerperium.
MIDWIFERY TRAINING
The Authority continued to operate the Part II (District) Training
arrangements formerly operated by Surrey County Council in this
area, under which not more than five pupils from Epsom Hospital,
and one from Woking Maternity Hospital, were received on the district
for their second-period training.
The pupil midwives are accommodated either at the Nurses'
Home, Kings Road, Wimbledon, or in lodgings arranged with private
householders. One midwife in the Mitcham area is able to provide
accommodation in her own home for the pupil attached to her.
POST-GRADUATE COURSES
Three midwives attended Post-Graduate Courses during the year.
HOME NURSING
STAFF
At 31st December, 1965, the staff consisted of:—
1 Superintendent of Home Nursing Service.
32 Whole-time Home Nurses.
5 Part-time Home Nurses.
ORGANISATION
There is a group of Home Nurses for each of the three former
districts sufficient to provide for demands on the service. In the
Wimbledon area, calls for the service are made by general practitioners
to the Nurses' Home, Kings Road, whilst calls for the Merton and
Morden and Mitcham areas are made on the Health Department. It
is intended to make arrangements at an early date for calls for the
Wimbledon area to be made on the Health Department, to provide
for completely central administration of the Borough service.
TRAINING
Two Home Nurses were seconded for District Training.
Five Home Nurses attended a Refresher Course.
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