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‘The current
-5-nutritionists

speech ‘pathologists, ..
health Mspectors, and 9.7 ‘ad-

ministrative. staff represented a 6.

to: 1 professional staff to support
staff. fatio, Curry said.

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: “The . “provincial government
says we..should' have a3 to 1
ratio,” Curry added; “so we really
aré understaffed.’?.

With provision . for. a

ts: 1985: level :

7 “public . “strapped, ** he said.

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‘In an’ earlier letter to” the
NSUBH, Curry pointed. out. the
1986" NSUBH budget of $4,043 ;386

not only ignored a four. per cent™
‘inflation factor, .
allowance: for minimal ‘staff. Wage:

increases...

Curry iater'péinied out that” ‘the. .

five. NSUBH partners contributed
only. to the preventative . services

percentage of the budget,’ which in:

1986 came to $2, 002, 951.

“but... made no:

 said,’.
“three -per cent: of its total North

est :.Vancouver’s
if ‘Board, would

-and .5 clerical staff fol ‘198
“We are just’ “patching things: as
we .go,’’ Curry. said,. “maki zB do

wwith what we have." -

_McBean said his figures: ‘sowed

“the: NSUBH. ‘to have: one: of. the
lowest staff. ratios per population .

“Pm 1 orried, that “school: ‘board

money is being used to fund-health: :

care other: than: those. preventative. :

Services » school

Goodman said: .* ~~
But. Curry explained that even if :

“would still. need. the: same: ‘muimiber

of administrative staff. 5
The: provincial government,. he
‘recompensed .the NSUBH-

Shore budget’ for. home care’.and

- long-term ‘care for administrating

hose. services... In . 1986 -that:. Per-

. Centage equals $49, 155

: Trustee’ ‘Dr. : Ross” Regan; ques-
tioned: McBean and Curry on what

“he said.-was the: relatively high’
"per-student cost. of health. care in
+ District 44, .

Per-student, health costs across

“the -province,, ranged \ anywhere
* from: nothing ‘to $52, Regan. said.
“The provincial average, he said,

was roughly $30..

“The North Vancouver School |
Board currently pays the NSUBH
$52.55. per. student. In 1982 the per:
student “cost=:was .$54;22;. Enrol--

‘.ment in-the-district: meanwhile has
“dropped: from:16,348 /in® 1982 to:

15,206 in 1985.