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1950A Mr LIDDLE a male nurse appointed “Tutor to nurses”, plans were agreed to built a semi-permanent hut to provide for a nursing school on site.
1951Concern over crowding led to 50 patients being transferred to St Mary’s Hospital Stannington New house for medical superintendent has been completed. The following areas have been transferred to the hospitals Hexham, Prudhoe Newburn, Castle Ward Haltwhistle and Gosforth. Tuke Cottage has been converted to a male admission ward. Dr MILLIGAN Consultant joins the hospital, who introduces a new electrical treatment Electro-Narcosis. It is suggested that a five working week now a common work practice outside the hospital accounts for poor recruitment of nursing staff.
1952 Nurse Training School now completed opened by R.J TAYLOR MP for Morpeth. Medical superintendent that while he heads one of the three clinical teams he has no influence on the clinical decisions made by other consultants. Old medical superintendent house is converted for accommodation for administration and the upper floors for doctors.
1953Grid electricity replaced self generated supply. Dr. EAST (first female consultant in the hospital) took up her appointment replacing Dr MILLIGAN who left to become medical superintendent of St. James Hospital Morpeth.
1954For the first time in it’s history the hospital is visited by Mr IAIN MACLEOD the Minister of Health. Medical superintendent reports that Newminster ward contains 120 patients, which is a lock ward. They consider the idea of having one wing of the nurses home set aside for male staff, as male staff are difficult to recruit. St. George’s wins the Regional Coronation Tennis Cup held by mental health hospitals. Pocket and incentive money is paid to patients who work ranging from 2s 6d and 6s a week.
1955 Regional hospital board approved building of an admissions ward and two convalescent villas The property of East Riding acquired at a cost of £4,000. Average weekly cost is £3 16s 9d per week. Cllr ALLAN retires as chair of the Hospital Management Committee and is replaced by Cllr J LISLE.
1956Dame Irene WARD MP for Tynemouth opens two new female to hold 80 female patients. The average cost is £4 2s 2d per week per patient. Dr IRWIN appointed as deputy Medical superintendent replacing Dr ILLINGWORTH who has retired. Committee approves a “realistic “ nursing establishment of 121 male and a41 female nurses. Shortages of nursing staff lead to 350 hours of overtime in the male division. Chlorpromazine is increasingly being used. A new department of psychology is set up.
19571,223 patients are now accommodated. The Hospital League of Friends established, chaired by Mrs Renner. 20 beds are now available at East Riding. Male nursing staff 25% under establishment. It is reported that there is a greater demand for social workers in the “Department of Social Problems”
1958 The weekly cost per patient is £5 1s 1d. Medical Superintendent reports that almost half admissions come from Preston Hospital Observation Unit. All wards now have television sets.
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