Annual report : 1946 / Nuneaton and District General Hospital.
- Nuneaton and District General Hospital.
- Date:
- 1946
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Annual report : 1946 / Nuneaton and District General Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![£ s. d. Mr. J. L. Buckler 200 0 0 Mrs. E. J. Haigh (second instalment) 496 19 0 Miss E. M. Robinson Alderman R. W. Swinnerton £2,000 200 0 0 (plus interest £108 17s. Id.) Mr. R. G. Stafford (through his friend Mr. 2,108 17 1 Peter P. F. Venton) 500 0 0 Mr. George Wheway 100 0 0 The support given by Contributory Schemes appears in the Financial Statement at a slightly lower figure than in the previous year, but the 1945 total included a small amount of arrears brought forward from the previous year ; in fact', their contributions were, therefore, more substantial than ever before. The Board particularly ack¬ nowledges its gratitude to the L.M.S. Hospital Fund for an increase in their grant of £350. NURSING STAFF. The Hospital has shared the common lot of many of the smaller Hospitals in finding the recruitment of staff' a continuous problem. Happily a decision to experiment in the engagement of Male Nurses has proved very successful and was further strengthened by the approval granted by the Genera] Nursing- Council for the acceptance of two in each year for general training. At the year end, in addition to the two Students, six other Male Assistant Nurses were on the staff, some resident, others living in their own homes. There have been a number of changes in the Senior Nursing Staff. Miss L). M. Evans resigned in July and has taken up an appointment in Stafford. She was succeeded as Matron by Miss H. L. G. Saunders, who had been Assistant Matron and Sister-Tutor at Noble's Isle of Man Hospital, Douglas. Miss S. Williams resigned her post as First Assistant Matron and Sister- Tutor in March and the Board had great difficulty in finding a successor, as the demand for Sister Tutors is far greater than the supply. However, by the end of the year the tutoring had again been put upon a firm basis by the appointment of Miss R. Whittaker. Miss G. 1. Davies was succeeded as Home .Sister by Miss E. Balfe, who acted as Matron in very capable fashion during the interim period before the arrival of Miss Saunders, but unfortunately, very shortly afterwards her health broke down and she has since had to give up active nursing. Miss O. V. Webb relinquished her post as Sister of Welfare Ward in July to take up private nursing. She was not immediately replaced, due to a Ward having been closed : at the eqd of the year Miss F. Lord was appointed. Miss M. Stubbs, who had been Junior Night Sister, left in April to take up a day duty post and was succeeded by Mrs. E. Carrier. Four of the Student Nurses were successful in the Final Examination of the General Nursing Council and thirteen passed the Preliminary Examination. During the year the Committee has given a great deal of consideration to the welfare of the Nursing staff. In addition](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31698323_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
