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Hearing Tests
In May 1967, a pilot scheme was started at the Health and
Welfare Department offering hearing tests to all babies over
6 months whose names were on the Observation Register.
Attendances have been good and the service has extended
to other clinics where suitable rooms are available.
Toddler Clinics
These have now become much more popular and the demand
sometimes exceeds the number of medical officers available to
run these sessions.
Health Visitors use suitable, colourful toy material to
assess the child and his capabilities before going in to Doctor.
Mothers discuss all types of problems with the Doctors.
Liaison with Consultant Paediatrician, King George Hospital
Our liaison with the above has been slightly altered and the
Health Visitor now does a round with the Ward Sister of all
children who are in-patients.
We are most grateful for the experience and exchange of
information which we have had previously In the Out Patient
Department.
Further Training and Refresher Course
Despite the increasing demand on the health visitors it has
still been made possible for staff to further their education by
attending various courses and Day Conferences.
Management courses are much in the news today and Miss
P. Collins was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a course
run by the Essex County Council for ten weeks, on one day a
week.
We have now trained three Field Work Instructors.
The remaining staff had many opportunities to go to Day
Conferences on varying subjects. The work of the Health
Visitor changes so quickly that it is most important to keep up
to date.
We have also met our colleagues the midwives, district
nurses, both on study days and in small groups to discuss
topics of mutual interest.
Students from all disciplines continue to spend time in
clinics and visiting with health visitors to observe their
work.