The history of the General Hospital, Belfast, and the other medical institutions of the town : with chronological notes and biographical reminiscenses connected with its rise and progress / [Andrew G. Malcolm].

  • Andrew George Malcolm
Date:
1851
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Credit: The history of the General Hospital, Belfast, and the other medical institutions of the town : with chronological notes and biographical reminiscenses connected with its rise and progress / [Andrew G. Malcolm]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VI. GOVERNMENT, PRIVILEGES, DUTIES, &c. THE GOVERNMENT. The Charity is under the direction of a President, elected for life. Vice-President—Number not defined, elected for life, being original Subscribers of £100 and upwards, or appointed as Hono- rary. Life-Governors, or Donors of £o0.— Number, at present, 15. The Cojimittee of Management, con- sisting of 21 IMembers and a Treasurer, elected by the Subscribers of One Guinea and upwards. Seven retire annually, but are re-eligible. A Consulting Staff of Physicians and Surgeons, apjiointed after eight or more years’ service as Attendants. The Attending Staff of four Physi- cians and four Surgeons, elected by the Subscribers of One Guinea and upwards. One Physician and one Surgeon retire an- nually, but are rc-eligible. privileges. The President, Vice-Presidents, Life Governors, and Consulting Staff, the Senior Attending Physician, and Surgeon, are ex officio Member^ of Committee, and may vote at their meetings. Suberibers of One Guinea and upwards, only, have votes at the election of Mem- bers of Committee and the Medical Officers. The Attending Staff of Physicians and Surgeons, superintend such affairs of the Hos|iital, as relate to the treatment of the patients, for whose care they are res])onsible. The Committee of Management elect all the, suboruinate officers, and direct the ge- neral management of the Ilosiiital. DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. To meet once a week, on a stated day, for the hearing of petitions for admission, &c., and the Reports of the House Surgeon—to raise annual supplies for the support of the Hospital—to attend to the wants of the resident officials—to keep the Hospital in every requisite—to pass the accounts—to a])point one of their number as weekly Orderly, and generally consider any matters touching the management or interests of the Hospital, which may be submitted to them. VII. REGULATIONS OF THE ATTENDING STAFF. DUTIES. To give eveiy necessarj- attention to the care of the I’atients entrusted to their charge; to exercise complete control over all the officials who are engaged in canying out their instructions, as regards dietary, medicines, and all Medical and Surgical appliances. To visit the Wards at stated days, and hours, and deliver Clinical Lectures each Session to the Pupils, and generally attend to their instruction and behaviour on all occasions. . RULES FOR ELECTION. The Staff of Acting Medical Attendants, to consist of four Physicians and four Sur- geons, to be elected according to the follow- ing regulations:— ]. The Candidates for the Office of Phy- sician, to be eligible for election, must be Graduates of the University of. Dublin, London, Edinburgh, or Glasgow. ...2. The candidates for the office of Sur- geon, to be eligible for election, must be Members, or Licentiates, or Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Lon- don, or. Edinburgh.