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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1937
Page
4
In Canberra Hospital inquiry witnesses describe adverse conditions, mass staff departures, and a training banond crisis. They accuse the Board of compromising medical autonomy, inflating costs, and pressuring physicians while nurses and domestic staff walk out.
Dr Mollison testifies on a decade in Canberra practice and involvement in hospital agitation begun December 1886. He supports a public hospital model with private hospitals under doctor responsibility, criticizes superintendent interference, and cites cases of alleged negligence and decisions on operations impacting patient outcomes.
Medical witnesses discuss advisory versus consultative duties for a council seat and potential patient interests. Dr Nott clears statements about the board, while Dr Colvin and Mr Mitchell clash over fairness. Details cover hospital governance, staff changes, and the balance between resident superintendents and visiting doctors in Canberra.
The evidence shows Matron Lade, former head of Cap Barree Hospital for 18 months and Hobart Public Hospital for four years, involved in alleged improper conduct with nurses and staff. She had aided child welfare in New Zealand, and nurses left for marriage or to pursue other hospitals. some left without stated reasons. The witness described the Canberry Hospital as unable to cure walking patients, while changes in domestic staff affected ward discipline and cleanliness.
A Yale University initiative announces the creation of a cancer research foundation funded by a substantial donation. The effort aims to accelerate discovery toward a cure, with leadership and pledges shaping the new venture.
Federal grand jury indicts 36 persons in a vast Antwerp centered gem smuggling ring. Authorities allege the operation moved tens of millions in rough and finished diamonds. Several named as ring members and organizers, with investigations highlighting international links and hospital welfare notes.
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