§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health whether the Regulations provide for a surgeon upon the staff of a hospital affiliated to the Emergency Medical Service, but not himself enrolled in that service, being entitled to payment for his treatment of military patients?
Mr. M. MacDonaldThe present arrangements for remunerating the medical staff for the treatment of military patients in voluntary hospitals where no salaried members of the Emergency Medical Service are employed on clinical work are set out in a circular, a copy of which I am sending to the hon. Member. In any other hospital the remuneration of any medical staff not enrolled in the Emergency Medical Service is a matter between them and the hospital authorities.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health whether all members of the medical staffs of hospitals affiliated to the Emergency Medical Service are ipso facto enrolled in the Emergency Medical Service or whether some special act of enrolment is required?
Mr. MacDonaldEnrolment is effected by an exchange of letters between my Department and the individual doctors concerned. The letter to the doctor sets out the terms of service, and the doctor in his reply signifies his acceptance.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health why the forms required by the Central Medical War Committee, to be signed by doctors in connection with applications for appointments to medical services for the Armed Forces, contained a question as to whether the applicant was a member of the British Medical Association, as this question was strongly resented by many applicants; and whether the question has now been deleted from the present forms?
Mr. MacDonaldI am not aware of any forms of application for appointment which contain a question such as is described by the hon. Member, but if he is able to send me a copy I shall be glad to make further inquiries.