Britain's Health Services
1942-10 1942 1940s 40 pages Rates have not been suggested for several administrative grades of trained nurses, as we propose (see page 12) that much highly qualified nursing personnel now unnecessarily tied up in administrative work should be released forthwith to meet the grave shortage of nursing...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Communist Party of Great Britain
October 1942
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/EA758D3F-578F-4622-9068-7701F334A588 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/3C8C0209-CD54-42D5-A769-CEF68330FCAF |
| Summary: | 1942-10
1942
1940s
40 pages
Rates have not been suggested for several administrative grades of trained nurses, as we propose (see page 12) that much highly qualified nursing personnel now unnecessarily tied up in administrative work should be released forthwith to meet the grave shortage of nursing staff which must be immediately made good if hospitals are to man the health sector of the war effort. ii. Conditions. — There are certain basic conditions which are essential to an efficient Nursing Service. We have already indicated, in the figures quoted in reference to residential emoluments, that we insist that nurses in common with all workers should have good food, decent living quarters, adequate recreational facilities and all those things which are so essential if service and output are to be of the highest quality and maximum quantity. With regard to other factors we propose:— HOURS OF WORK. — A 96-hour fortnight, exclusive of meal times but inclusive of compulsory lectures, to be made a national maximum for ordinary duty worked by any nurse. (To meet war conditions this period will have to be extended but, through their representatives on Hospital Joint Consultative Committees, nurses should see that sufficient safeguards are observed against "industrial fatigue" and that all non-essential work is ruthlessly eliminated to ensure that overtime is kept within sensible limits. Where work in excess of the 96-hour fortnight is necessary nurses should be appropriately remunerated for the extra time on duty. NIGHT DUTY.— Not to exceed three consecutive months except for permanent night sisters. OFF-DUTY.— Nurses should have regular off-duty, of which at least one week's notice should be given. Off-duty arrangements should not be varied save in grave unforeseen emergencies. The minimum time off should be one whole day per week with alternate week-ends for all staff. ANNUAL LEAVE.— Four weeks for trained staff and three weeks for student nurses. Bank holidays or days off in lieu. (Although these proposals should be immediately conceded by all hospital authorities nurses will, along with all other workers, be prepared to accept a reduced leave period whenever war conditions necessitate.) RESIDENTIAL EMOLUMENTS.— Full value of residential emoluments to be allowed in cash to non-resident nurses and resident nurses when away from hospital on holiday, special or sick leave, etc. Staff to be free to reside outside the hospital if they desire. 21
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