[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council.

  • Isle of Wight (England). County Council. n 83204987.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Honorary Medical Staffs. Hospital. Total Number. Whole time Specialists. Part time Specialists. Frank James Hospital 10 2— 8— Shanklin Hospital 4 1 surgeon 1 ophthalmic 1— 8 general practitioners 3— 1 surgeon 1 radiologist 1 anaesthetist 1 general practitioner Note.—The 18 specialists on the County Hospital staff are the total number available in the Island. Those shown at the other hospitals are the same individuals. Five of these consultants live on the mainland and visit the Island periodically, viz., Orthopaedic, E.N.T., the Radiotherapist and the two Pathologists. Out-Patient Department attendances by the Honorary Staffs and other facilities at the three General Voluntary Hospitals. No. of Sessions per month at the :— County Hospital. Frank James Hospital Shanklin Hospital Medical ... 6 Surgical ... 4-5 Ophthalmic 4-5 2 Orthoptic 4-5 Ear, Nose, Throat 4-5 Genito Urinary ... 4-5 Fractures 3-4 Orthopaedic 1 Radiotherapist ... 2 X-Ray Department 8-9 12 12-13 Rheumatic (Physio-therapy) ... 2 8-9 Regular visits by Consultant Staff other than O.P. Daily As required Daily Pathological facilities [see note (0 ] Yes None None (sent to County (sent to County Hospital) Hospital) X-Ray facilities [see note (ii) ] Yes Yes Yes Rehabilitation [see note (iii) ] Yes No No Residents 2 0 0 Casualty ... Always available Matron Matron 2 Residents Staff on call Staff on call Hon. staff on call Note (i) Pathological facilities are available fully at the County Hospital and these serve the whole Island. Staff—3 whole time technicians and 2 visiting pathologists. Limited pathological facilities available at the County Mental Hospital and the Royal National Hospital and Public Health bacteriological samples are dealt with at the County Council’s P.H. Laboratory. Note (ii) X-Ray facilities. At County Hospital, one whole time radiographer and an assistant ; and a visiting Consultant Radiologist. At Frank James Hospital a radiographer is available any time and a part time radiologist visits three times weekly and as required. Shanklin— One part-time radiographer and a part time radiologist three times weekly and as required. Note (Hi) The Rehabilitation Unit at the County Hospital has massage, electro therapeutic and occupational therapy with five whole time staff (who hold sessions in Newport and Ventnor by fully equipped travelling van). It is linked with the fracture clinic and is under the direction of one of the Honorary Surgeons. Massage and electro therapy is available * at the Frank James and Shanklin Hospitals but not full rehabilitation. Note (iv) The Radiotherapist attends from the National Radium Centre at the Royal South Hants and Southampton Hospital which is the area Hospital for cancer. B. ONE VOLUNTARY SPECIAL HOSPITAL. 4. The Royal National Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, at Ventnor is a voluntary hospital taking adults suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis (and a few other lung conditions) from all over the Country. A few Island patients are admitted. 231 beds. The Medical Staff consists of a Medical Superintendent (available as a consultant), and two Assistant Medical Officers. A Consulting General Surgeon on the Island attends as required and other consultants from London are on the staff'.