[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Haydock Local Board / U.D.C.

  • Haydock (England). Local Board.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Haydock Local Board / U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    -23- AMBULANCE SERVICE: All vehicles in the Lancashire County Council ambulance service are under radio control, and all services in the Division are controlled by staff at the area ambulance headquarters at Whiston. Vehicles from other stations can be brought in easily because of the radio contact when necessary. This service deals with all types of cases where such transport is required by reason of illness (including mental illness or mental subnormality), whether accident, other emergency, general illness or infectious disease. In cases of emergency, any person having reason to do so may summon an ambulance, and the emergency service number '999' should be used. In other cases the calls for this service are made either by a doctor, dentist, midwife, nurse or other duly qualified person, who can call Whiston headquarters, telephone number 051-426-5222. Five stretcher-carrying ambulance vehicles, and three :'sitting case” cars are stationed at the Ambulance Station, Silverdale Road, Newton-le-Willows and manned by an appropriate staff, all qualified in First Aid* CLINIC SERVICES : The Urban District is served by the Clinic, Station Road, Haydock, where the following sessions are heldi- Child Health Clinics - each Wednesday morning and afternoon. Ante-natal Clinic - alternate Thursday afternoons, --.nte-natal Relaxation Class - alternate Thursday afternoons. Dental, ophthalmic, orthopaedic and chiropody sessions by appointment. reccni^tAuft ^anef ex^fencT^0^SefIl5(f^ij!c> to form a Health Centre. HEALTH VISITING A Health Visitor is a State Registered Nurse who has received at least a course of training in midwifery and undertaken a year of special training in preventive medicine (especially early detection of handicaps), health education , and social work, although in much of her work she is concerned with mothers and children, her duties are by no means confined to these members of the family. In recent years the Health Visitor has worked increasingly with adults, particularly the elderly. ’A part of the Health Visitor's time is spent in connection with the School Health Service
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