Report of meeting with British Hospitals Association on National Health Service Bill, 25 April 1946
1946-05-15 1946 1940s 2 pages PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL Jt.S.I.C.&.W.C.F.C.9/4 15th May, 1946 TRADES UNION CONGRESS Report of meeting with British Hospitals Association on National Health Service Bill, on Thursday, 25th April at 11 a.m. Joint S.I.C. and W.C.&.F.C. Miss F. Hancock...
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PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL Jt.S.I.C.&.W.C.F.C.9/4 15th May, 1946 TRADES UNION CONGRESS Report of meeting with British Hospitals Association on National Health Service Bill, on Thursday, 25th April at 11 a.m. Joint S.I.C. and W.C.&.F.C. Miss F. Hancock (In the Chair) Mr. E.W. Spackman Mr. F.T. Jordan Mr. C.R. Dale British Hospitals Association Sir Bernard Docker Mr. J.P. Wetenhall Nursing Committee Miss M. Blanchard Miss D.E. Westmacott Miss N. Adam Local Government Committee Mr. T. Cochrane Mr. H. Corser Mr. G. Vincent Evans Mr. C.H. Hartwell In accordance with Minute 36 of the Joint Social Insurance and Workmen's Compensation and Factories Committee Minute of 14th March 1946, Sir Bernard Docker and Mr. J.P. Wetenhall of the British Hospitals Association met the Joint Committee. Representatives of the Nursing Committee and the Local Government Committee who had also been invited to attend, were present. The Chairman, in opening the discussion, suggested that as the meeting had been asked for by the British Hospitals Association a document previously circulated containing their views, should be taken as the basis of discussion. It was pointed out that the Bill was at present under consideration by the T.U.C. and final decisions had not yet been taken. The B.H.A. representatives then dealt with the following matters. The B.H.A. supported the objective of a national comprehensive health and hospital service free of charge to the patient, but wanted the Bill amended in order to retain and promote local interest in the hospital service. They maintained that local interest and efficiency was in danger of being impaired by impersonal remote control. They were opposed to transfer of hospital ownership and to the proposals for dealing with voluntary hospital endowments. In connection with transfer of ownership they took the view that would lead to over-elaboration and also, in the field of hospital management, to autocratically appointed bodies taking the place of locally elected committees. The proposals regarding voluntary hospital endowments would, they considered, cause considerable resentment in all walks of life, and instanced the example of war memorials. For these reasons they submitted that in the case of teaching hospitals the Board of Governors should retain buildings and equipment, and in the case of other hospitals the Management Committee should retain in trust the buildings, equipment and trust funds of its own hospital or group. As regards administration, they thought that too much was left to regulations. Appointments to the Central Health Services Council should, in their opinion, be made in a representative capacity, and adequate representation for those with voluntary
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