Bush Nursing Association
The Bush Nursing Association of New South Wales provided nursing and basic medical care to people in rural and isolated communities where access to doctors and hospitals was limited. Through local bush nursing centres, nurses attended to illness, injuries, maternity cases and emergencies, playing an important role in healthcare in country NSW during the twentieth century.
BUSH NURSING ASSOCIATION
The article reports on the activities of the Bush Nursing Association in Briggsvale-Cascade, Ebor and Jindabyne during the year ending 30 June 1951. It provides statistics on patient numbers, nursing visits, consultations, maternity care, immunisations and travel undertaken by bush nurses. The figures illustrate the importance of nursing services in isolated rural communities, particularly Jindabyne, where Sister E. Passmore reported attending 2,865 patients. The article also highlights the financial pressures facing bush nursing centres, contrasting deficits at Briggsvale-Cascade and Ebor with Jindabyne's healthy financial position.