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6) In accordance with the recommendation contained in the Interdepartmental (Athlone) Report of the Ministry of Health and Board of Education, the ninety-six hour fortnight was introduced into all Government hospitals during the year under review and encouragement was given by Medical Headquarters to both Government sisters and nurses to form a Whitley council which, it is hoped, will help to smooth over difficulties between the staff and administration to the benefit of all concerned - not excepting the hospital patients and the community.
(k) An important milestone in the development of the medical services of this Colony in relation to the general public was reached during 1939 when an Almoner's Division of the Medical Department was inaugurated in July. As yet the staff is limited to an almoner (Miss M. S. Watson, B.Sc.) trained in England and two Chinese assistant almoners trained locally by the almoner. A report on the six months' work of this division is appended and is deserving of careful study - see Appendix IV.
The almoner was appointed to carry out the following duties as far as time and staff permitted :-
Duties. The main duties of the post are as follows:
(1) Administrative.
(i) Prevent attendance of cases capable of being dealt with by private general practitioners.
(ii) Assess payments by patients.
(iii) Collect fees from in-patients in paying wards.
(iv) Ensure smooth working of any contributory scheme which may be established.
(2) Co-operation with medical staffs of Government hospitals.
(i) Arrange facilities for convalescence in suitable cases.
(ii) Arrange for supply of surgical instruments and see that they are kept in order by patients to whom issued.
(iii) Arrange for attendance of nurse at patients' homes if needed.
(iv) Assist patients in matter of diet.
(v) Report to medical staff home circumstances of patients and their history.
(vi) Deal with patients' difficulties at home.
(vii) Facilitate carrying out of treatment; follow up cancer-radium cases, etc.
(viii) Investigate malnutrition and assist in public health education.
(ix) Serve as link between patients and relatives and staff.
(3) Co-operation with outside bodies.
(i) Co-operate with Public Health Authorities in tuberculosis, leprosy, etc.
(ii) Co-operate with School Authorities in children of school age.
(iii) Enlist help of charitable societies in necessitous cases.
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6) In accordance with the recommendation contained in the Interdepartmental (Athlone) Report of the Ministry of Health and Board of Education, the ninety-six hour fortnight was introduced into all Government hospitals during the year under review and encouragement was given by Medical Headquarters to both Government sisters and nurses to form a Whitley council which, it is hoped, will help to smooth over difficulties between the staff and administration to the benefit of all concerned- not excepting the hospital patients and the community.
(k) An important milestone in the development of the medical services of this Colony in relation to the general public was reached during 1939 when an Almoner's Division of the Medical Department was inaugurated in July. As yet the staff is limited to an almoner (Miss M. S. Watson, B. Sc.) trained in England and two Chinese assistant almoners trained locally by the almoner. A report on the six months' work of this division is appended and is deserving of careful study- see Appendix IV.
The almoner was appointed to carry out the following duties as far as time and staff permitted :-
Duties. The main duties of the post are as follows:
(1) Administrative.
(i) Prevent attendance of cases capable of being dealt with by private
general practitioners.
(ii) Assess payments by patients.
(iii) Collect fees from in-patients in paying wards.
(iv) Ensure smooth working of any contributory scheme which may be
established.
(2) Co-operation with medical staffs of Government hospitals.
(i) Arrange facilities for convalescence in suitable cases.
(ii) Arrange for supply of surgical instruments and see that they are kept
in order by patients to whom issued.
(iii) Arrange for attendance of nurse at patients' homes if needed.
(iv) Assist patients in matter of diet.
(v) Report to medical staff home circumstances of patients and their
history.
(vi) Deal with patients' difficulties at home.
(vii) Facilitate carrying out of treatment; follow up cancer-radium cases,
etc.
(viii) Investigate malnutrition and assist in public health education.
(ix) Serve as link between patients and relatives and staff.
(3) Co-operation with outside bodies.
(i) Co-operate with Public Health Authorities in tuberculosis, leprosy,
etc.
(ii) Co-operate with School Authorities in children of school age.
(iii) Enlist help of charitable societies in necessitous cases.
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