Regulations for the medical services of the army, 1932 / War Office.

Date:
1932
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Credit: Regulations for the medical services of the army, 1932 / War Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    transfer his duties in connection with the buildings, equipment, supplies, and stores to his successor. At such transfers a representative of the R.E., the officer i/c barracks or his répresentative, and the quarter-master, or steward if there is no quarter-master, will invariably be present. 99. Transfer documents.—The following transfer docu- ments will be made out in duplicate and signed by the officers handing over and taking over command, each of whom will retain a copy :— (a) Certificate of transfer of medicines, instruments, and appliances (see para. 368). (6) Transfer return of hospital records, books, and docu- ments in manuscript; of blank army forms and books (on A.F. L 1350) and of stationery (on vs We nw bigs cote ab (c) Letter to D.D.M.S., reporting handing over and taking over. 100. Procedure when an O.C. hands over to a civilian medical practitioner.—In the event of a military hospital, where there is no quarter-master, being placed in charge of a civilian medical practitioner, the outgoing O.C. will hand over the charge of the equipment, as defined in para. 98, to the senior warrant officer or N.C.O., R.A.M.C., who will be responsible for its safe custody. The D.D.M.S. will direct a quarter-master to attend and witness the transfer. Certificates of handing over and taking over will be com- pleted, and will be endorsed by the quarter-master in attend- ance. These certificates will be forwarded tothe D.D.M.S. The certificate required by para. 368 will be signed by the senior watrant officer or N.C.O., R.A.M.C., countersigned by the quarter-master and forwarded to the local auditor. Similar action as regards the attendance of a quarter-master will be taken when the senior warrant officer or N.C.O., R.A.M.C., of a military hospital, which is under the charge of a civilian medical practitioner, is relieved, or when a military hospital which is under the charge of a civilian medical practitioner is handed over to an officer. 101. Transfers on relief of a quarter-master.—When one quarter-master is relieved by another, the O.C. will attend, or will depute an officer to be present at the transfer of equipment, stores, etc. In the event of there being no quarter-master available for the relief, the O.C. will himself take over from him. 102. Transfers on relief of stewards.—When, in hos- pitals where there is no quarter-master, the steward is about ‘to be relieved, the O.C. the hospital will take similar steps to have the care of the buildings, equipment, supplies, and stores