The Archive · 1916

Nurses' Ca-operation

In London and elsewhere Narees'

Ca-operations have proved successful The Ca-operation obtains employment for nurses at private cases, provides board sod lodging at "fixed rate, if required, during the time the nurse is not at a case, and collects the fees; retaming the whole amount to the nurse lasa expenses of any board and lodging and less a fixed percentage to cover expenses of management, ing from 5 to 15 per cent. of the face obtained. Otherwise, the nurse is independent, a condition of life apparently much valued by the nurses, and one resulting in work of increased quality and quantity, corresponding to piece work as against salaried work. The nurses would themselves arrange for short or long leave and passage, as a nurse working independently can frequently obtain employment at " holiday resort and can obtain a free passage in retura for taking " patient home, As to accommodation, there are at present 4 vacant rooms for nurses at the Victoria Nursing Home. These will scarcely suffice to accommodate the full authorised staff of 36 nurses, 80 tore swell bourne in the viialty may that, in any case, the renting of one or

toon be required. However, the present, accommodation will suffice for a trial the Ca-operation plan: the expenses entailed will be trivial, and, if successful, the advantage to the public great,

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