“…The salaried element of the bill was one which would give additional weight towards getting under-doctored areas more doctors. MR. PAPWORTH asked whether it was intended to have a ceiling as to the number of patients a doctor could have. …”

“…No doctor in the public service would, however, be allowed to charge fees to the patients on his own list. …”

“…Thirdly, there was nutrition. Doctors would all agree that nutrition was the most important health service. …”

“…If a man wished to go to a doctor privately, however, he could not be prevented from doing so but he would still be paying his contributions to the national service. …”

“…However good the doctors were, they could not carry on without the nurses. …”

“…The Government had therefore decided to adopt a system of basic part-salaries, together with capitation fees, the basic element being fixed at a level high enough to reduce financial competition between doctors. In health centres the object would be to arrange for the capitation payments to be pooled and shared by the group of doctors on an agreed basis…”

“…The Government had therefore decided to adopt a system of basic part-salaries, together with capitation fees, the basic element being fixed at a level high enough to reduce financial competition between doctors. In health centres the object would be to arrange for the capitation payments to be pooled and shared by the group of doctors on an agreed basis…”

“…In the drafting of the regulations, the possibility of provision being made for a doctor to be paid wholly on a salaried basis if he so desired, should be considered. …”

“…Overweighting of Regional Board by Doctors This Board, he said, should be a body of persons appointed because of their knowledge of hospital administration. …”