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Friday, June 16, 1972
NURSES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE
Amending Bill Takes Account Of New Situation
A Bill amending the Nurses Registration Ordinance so as to
remove the word "Assistant" from the term "Enrolled Assistant Nurse"
was published in the Gazette today for public information.
The Bill also cooks to logalise the decision reached by the
Government recently to extend until December 31, 1972, the time limit
during which nurses who have already completed a course of training
acceptable to the Nursing Board, and who have been engaged in bona fide
duties, may be enrolled without an examination.
It will be recalled that a Working Party set up in 1965 had
recommended that a new grade of nurse be introduced.
At the time the
Nurses Registration Ordinance was enacted in 1970, provision was made
for the enrolment of this type of nurse by June 1, 1972, without an examination.
As the latter date neared a few weeks ago, it became apparent from
complaints received from these nurses that they had been under certain
misapprehensions, and so, to give time for these to be dispelled, it was
considered desirable to extend the time limit.
Commenting on the amendments, Mr. J. Flinn, Secretary to the Nursing
Board, said the extension of seven months for registration without an
examination meant the Government "recognised the need to give these nurses
more time
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