Second annual report of the Hospital for Natural Healing : 1936-7
1937 1937 1930s 13 pages we recently applied to one of the General Hospitals whose old patients we are frequently treating, and asked them if they would co-operate with us for X-Ray photography, we were willing to pay them a certain amount for the use of their Department and Staff. This would have b...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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we recently applied to one of the General Hospitals whose old patients we are frequently treating, and asked them if they would co-operate with us for X-Ray photography, we were willing to pay them a certain amount for the use of their Department and Staff. This would have been a great help, as at present we have to send patients to a private radiologist. The answer to our appeal was that they regretted that they were unable to help us in the matter. We should like to point out that there was no unwillingness on the part of Hospital Officials and Staff as individuals, but there are certain regulations which they have to abide by, and there is no good reason why these regulations should not be removed if those responsible for drawing them up are sincerely trying to help the people. No Hospital will even allow us to borrow its X-Ray plates when it knows that the patient concerned has been unable to get any benefit from them and has since come to us. This kind of narrow mindedness which leads to so much unnecessary suffering has got to stop, and we take this opportunity to ask all who read this Report to do what they can to influence public opinion against the hampering and bureaucratic attitude of the Medical Profession. A SUGGESTION. The Governors end this Report by making a suggestion. The Funds and the number of adequately trained Practitioners at our disposal are too few to enable us to contemplate opening an In-Patient Department in the near future. What in the meantime is to happen to those who have already had all the recognised Treatments and are so pathetically appealing to us for In-Patient facilities? If the Medical Profession and the Ministry of Health would swallow their pride and become human, it would be comparatively simple to arrange for this institution to have a Ward or part of a Ward in one of the General Hospitals where our patients would be treated according to our methods. The resident House Physician would be able to watch the cases and report, as would any other interested Medical Staff. At the end of twelve months statistics could be produced to prove whether the experiment had been worth while and justified extension or not. What harm could such a Scheme do? Here is a challenge to all those interested in Public Health. Let them cease pretending, let them cease caring for vested interests or pressure from ignorant or selfish quarters. Let them face facts. Thousands are suffering and dying from Cancer, Tuberculosis, Diabetes and the rest. Money and brains and lives are being wasted by treatments which have already proved themselves 8
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