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Wednesday, October 17,1973
STATEMENT ON NURSES' TRAINING
The following statement was issued by the Government today:
"At the inquest on the death of Miss Alice Kwan the Jury added the
following riders when they returned a verdict of suicide:
"(1) An enquiry should be held into the students work-load paying
particular attention to the following points:
(a) language problem, (b) time available for study, and
(c) time available for recreation.
"(2) A review should be made of the teaching methods of students'
training tutors.
"The Director of Medical & Health Services has written to the authorities
in the United Kingdom renewing a request originally made in 1971 that a
representative of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales should
visit Hong Kong to inspect all General Nurse Training Schools in both Government
and Government-assisted hospitals and advise the Nursing Board of Hong Kong
on the methods of training student nurses. The Director, in his capacity as
Chairman of the Hong Kong Nursing Board, previously made his request following
the adoption in Hong Kong of comprehensive syllabus for nurse training devised
by the General Nursing Council. However, an inspector of the General Nursing
Council was not available at that time. The Director now regards this matter
as having added urgency and hopes that his request will be met accordingly."
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