VPRS 19287 Lady Superintendent's Reports, Caulfield Convalescence Hospital

This series comprises reports written by the Lady Superintendent of the Caulfield Convalescence Hospital. The Caulfield Convalescence Hospital, previously a military and repatriation hospital, came under the control of the Melbourne Hospital in 1925 and was used for patient recuperation. This arrangement remained until 1948, when management of the Caulfield Hospital was assumed by the Alfred Hospital. The Lady Superintendent was the senior nurse of the hospital and was required to report on a range of issues affecting the nursing staff including training, leave, salaries, and working conditions as well as report when nurses enlisted in the armed forces during World War Two. These reports appear to have written on an irregular basis.

本系列档案汇编均由考菲尔德康复医院（Caulfield Convalescence Hospital）的女护士长主管（Lady Superintendent）执笔。该院前身为军事康复与归国军人疗养院，1925年纳入墨尔本医院（Melbourne Hospital）管辖体系，用于患者康复疗养。此管理架构持续至1948年，同年阿尔弗雷德医院（Alfred Hospital）接管考菲尔德医院的运营管理工作。女护士长主管作为医院的资深护理负责人，需就护理团队相关的各类事务提交专项报告，涵盖护理培训、休假安排、薪酬待遇与工作条件等内容，同时需上报第二次世界大战期间院内护士应征入伍的相关情况。此类报告的撰写并无固定周期。