§ Dr. Glynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services following the Griffiths report, what steps he is taking to ensure that the expertise of the nursing profession can be exercised in the administrative structure of National Health Service hospitals and that health authorities are made aware of the views of the Royal College of Nursing.
§ Mr. HayhoeHealth authorities are already very well aware that the Government recognise and value the contribution that nurses can and do make to the management of the National Health Service and to health, care directly. Every health authority is required to identify a chief nursing adviser whose main responsibility will be to provide advice to the authority itself and to its managers on professional nursing matters, and on the nursing aspects of other issues. The views of the Royal College of Nursing have been made known through its own publicity campaign.