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Home Nurses, Attachment to General Practitioners
The home nurses working in groups of five or six have been attached
to the Family Doctors. Most nurses visit the Doctors on a daily basis,
others visit at regular times during the week. Some nurses undertake
treatment and attend clinics at the doctors' surgery.
Each group of nurses meet weekly to plan their visiting and arrange
relief work. The nurses after a settling down period are enjoying the
attachments. There is a two way exchange about the patients' treatment
and progress and ultimately the patients benefit.
Refresher Courses
Three nurses attegded the London Borough of Newham School of
Community Nursing and two nurses the Queen's Institute of District
Nurses' Course at Birmingham University.
District Nurse Training
Two newly appointed nurses attended a course of training arranged
by the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Both successfully passed
the National Examination for District Nursing.
Vaccination
and
Immunisation
SECTION 26 - VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
At first sight the immunisation and vaccination figures for the year
show a considerable drop from 1968.
This in fact is apparent rather than actual, and is due to the introduction
of new schedules for immunisation — the primary course is now
recommended to be started at 4 months, and to finish at 12 months,
rather than the previous course, starting at 4 and finishing at 6 months.
Next year it should be possible to compare the primary courses completed
in 1970 with the last complete year when the previous schedules
were in use.
The tables in Appendices 14 and 15 show the number of completed
courses of immunisation by year of birth and the number of boosters
given against these diseases.