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Also because of the shortage of nurses, he said, the priority must
be to an existing institutions and those being constructed under the
development programme.
It should not be forgotten, however, that some of the functions
which would be provided under the community nursing service were already
undertaken by the health visiting service and the maternal and child health
service, he said.
Strictly speaking, Dr. Choa said, nurses would require special
training before they were qualified for this type of work and the period
recommended was at least 12 weeks.
The Director said the question whether those services now provided
by the non-government sector should be subvented and extended would be
discussed during the next session of the Medical Development advisory
Committee.
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