[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, East Retford U.D.C. / Borough.

  • East Retford (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, East Retford U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER AUTHORITIES NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE [a] Hospital and Specialist Services [Part H National Health Service Act 1946] The Sheffield Regional Hospital Board is responsible for the hospitals serving East Retford Borough and Rural Districts through a Hospital Management Committee. There are four hospitals: Victoria Hospital, Worksop Kilton Hospital, Worksop Carlton Hospital, near Worksop Retford and District Hospital, Retford The Worksop and Retford Hospital Management Committee carries out the day-to-day administration of these hospitals. [b] Health Services provided by Local Health Authorities The Nottinghamshire County Council provides the following services under Part HI of the National Health Service Act 1946 (Dr H.I. Lockett County Medical Officer and Principal School Medical Officer). 1 Care of mothers and young children 2 Domiciliary Midwifery 3 Home Nursing 4 Health Visiting 5 Vaccination and Immunisation 6 Ambulance Service 7 Prevention of illness, care and after-care of persons suffering from illness 8 Home Help 9 Mental Health Care of Mothers and Young Children (a) Infant Welfare Clinics are held at the Notts County Council Health Clinic, Chancery Lane, Retford, at the following times: Mondays: 2.0 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Thursdays: 2.0 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. A Medical Officer is in attendance fortnightly on Monday. Infant Welfare Clinics are also held at the Clinic, Welbeck Road, Ordsall, Retford. Tuesdays: 2.0 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. A Medical Officer is in attendance monthly on a Tuesday. (b) Relaxation Clinics are also held at the County Health Clinic, Chancery Lane, Retford, every Friday from 10.0 to 11.0 a.m., 2.0 to 3.0 p.m., and from 3.0 to 4.0 p.m.