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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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