TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1974
IN ADDITION TO PRESSURE, PHYSICAL HARDSHIP AND THE RISK TO PERSONAL SAFETY, NURSES ON SUCH MISSIONS HAD TO WEAR A SMILE AND ACQUIT THEMSELVES HONOURABLY AND PROFESSIONALLY IN ALL WEATHERS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
MISS CHEUNG SAID THE SUCCESS OF THE HEALTH DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT RELIED A GREAT DEAL ON THE WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS WHO WERE QUALIFIED NURSES AND MIDWIVES WITH SPECIAL TRAINING IN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING.
HEALTH VISITORS, HEALTH AUXILIARIES AND INOCULATORS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY WITH DOCTORS, AND ALL HAD A SPECIFIC AND SIGNIFICANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN HONG KONG,
+WE ARE PLANNING TO SET UP MORE ADVANCED STUDY COURSES INCLUDING NURSE TUTOR TRAINING COURSES AND CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSES, FOR LOCAL STAFF WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS,+ MISS CHEUNG SAID.
SHE AGREED THAT WHILE THE SERVICE WAS NOW AND THEN CONFRONTED WITH PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE NURSING STAFF AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF ADMINISTRATION, PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY WERE CONSTANTLY REVIEWING THE SERVICE AND TAKING MEASURES TO BETTER THE CONDITIONS.
SHE HOPED THAT WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC, HONG KONG COULD BECOME A HEALTHIER SOCIETY, WITH THE NURSING SERVICE DOING ITS SHARE IN A CLIMATE OF UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION.
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