The Labour Party and the Nursing Profession

1927 1927 1920s 40 pages 11 TABLE (2) — Continued HOSPITAL. First. Second. Third. Highest— £ £ £ General Hospitals 32 36 40 Fever Hospitals 29 41 52 Cottage Hospitals 33 40 — Poor Law Infirmaries 40 50 60 Lowest—...

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Main Author: MacDonald, James Ramsay, 1866-1937 (contributor)
Institution:MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
Language:English
English
Published: London : The Labour Party (London : Co-operative Print. Society Ltd.) [1927]
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10796/10EDAB63-3BBB-4B5D-BECF-0F7ACD5F9DCA
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Summary:1927 1927 1920s 40 pages 11 TABLE (2) — Continued HOSPITAL. First. Second. Third. Highest— £ £ £ General Hospitals 32 36 40 Fever Hospitals 29 41 52 Cottage Hospitals 33 40 — Poor Law Infirmaries 40 50 60 Lowest— General Hospitals 12 16 20 Special Hospitals 10 15 25 Fever Hospitals 20 25 30 Cottage Hospitals 15 20 — Poor Law Infirmaries 23 27 33 When she becomes a staff nurse her wage is raised. It is subsequently raised by £5 annually, until a maximum is reached. When a staff nurse becomes a sister and is put in charge of a ward, her wage is again raised to a certain minimum, which rises annually by £5 or sometimes £10 to a certain maximum. The average, highest and lowest wages received by nurses and sisters are shown in the following tables:- TABLE (3) HOSPITAL. NURSES SISTERS Minimum. Maximum. Minimum. Maximum Average Scale of Salaries General Hospitals— £ £ £ £ 55 65 70 85 Scotland and Provinces 55 65 70 85 Poor Law Infirmaries— 65 75 80 95 Scotland and Provinces 60 72 75 85 Special Hospitals 50 60 70 80 Fever Hospitals 50 60 70 80 Cottage 50 60 60 70 General Hospitals— Highest Scale of Salaries London 60 80 85 100 Scotland and Provinces 65 75 85 100 Poor Law Infirmaries— London 75 80 85 100 Scotland and Provinces 70 80 85 100 Special Hospitals 60 75 80 95 Fever Hospitals 60 70 75 85 Cottage Hospitals 60 70 70 80 General Hospitals— Lowest Scale of Salaries. 40 50 60 80 Scotland and Provinces 40 50 60 75 Poor Law Infirmaries— London 30 40 40 50 Scotland and Provinces 50 55 58/10s. 66 Special Hospitals 40 50 50 60 Fever Hospitals 44 50 60 70 Cottage Hospitals 40 50 50 60 In all cases uniform, board, lodging and laundry are provided free. 126/TG/RES/X/1036A/14
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