§ 92. Mr. Prenticeasked the Minister of Health why no general practitioners have been appointed to the boards of governors of two of the three teaching hospitals in the North East Metropolitan Region, namely, St. Bartholomews and Moorfields; whether he is aware that the important connections between the work of general practitioners and the teaching hospitals make such appointments essential; and what steps he proposes to take in this matter.
§ 95. Mr. Oramasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that many boadrs of governors of teaching hospitals do not contain general practitioners, and that in the North-east Metropolitan Region this applies to two out of three teaching hospitals, namely, St. Bartholomews and Moorfields; and whether he will make appointments to overcome this deficiency.
§ Mr. Powell:Three-fifths of the governors are nominated by the bodies specified in the Act. In choosing the rest I must consult the local authorities and other bodies concerned, and ensure a reasonable proportion of lay members; but where there is no general practitioner, I shall certainly consider appointing one, wherever the balance of the factors to be taken into account makes it possible.