§ Mr. Michael MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many circulars have been issued by the Health Service Management Board in the last 12 months; and on what topics.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe Department issued 63 health circulars and health notices on issues concerning hospital and community health services to health authorities in the period from 1 March 1987 to 1 March 1988. Other guidance and information was issued by letter and through bulletins. Following is a list of the circulars and notices:
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Health Circulars Sent to Health Authorities HC(87)7 Resource Assumptions and Planning Guidelines HC(87)8 Services for drug misusers — curbing the spread of AIDS and HIV infection HC(87)9 Finance—NHS Internal Audit HC(87)10 Drug Misuse and AIDS HC(87)11 Male Midwives HC(87)12 Mental Health Act 1983 HC(87)13 Charging for the supply of information about patients engaged in legal proceedings HC(87)14 Data Protection Act 1984: Modified Access to Personal Health Information HC(87)15 Data Protection Act 1984: Social Work Orders: Individuals' Right of Access HC(87)16 Decisions of the Professional Conduct Committee of the GMC HC(87)17 Revised cost allowance for Health Buildings HC(87)18 Fluoridation of Water Supplies HC(87)19 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 HC(87)21 Pay and Conditions of Service: General Managers' Pay Rates HC(87)22 Pay and Conditions of Service: Health Authority Senior Managers: arrangements for remuneration and conditions of service HC(87)23 Primary Health Care Services HC(87)24 Fire Precautions in NHS Premises HC(87)25 Hospital Medical Staffing: Achieving a Balance HC(87)26 Data Protection Act 1984: Modified Access to Personal Health Information HC(87)28 Revised rates of pay for part time hospital chaplains HC(87)29 Community Nursing Services and Primary Health Care Teams HC(87)30 Hospital Laundry arrangements for used and infected linen HC(87)32 Revised salaries for staff in ad hoc classes HC(87)33 Demand for Elective Admission: Statistical Returns KHO6, KHO7, KHO7A HC(87)34 Taxation of Staff Benefits and Allowances HC(87)35 Voluntary Hospital Fire Brigade duties: payment of allowances HC(87)37 Resource Distribution for 1988–89 HC(88)1 Cervical Cancer Screening HC(88)2 Revises rates of pay for Psychological Technicians HC(88)3 Radio frequency spectrum de-regulation HC(88)4 NHS Treatment of overseas visitors HC(88)5 Health Building Procedures: Works Consultants Commission: Revision to Fee Competition HC(88)6 Arrangements for Locally Organised and Clinical Research in the NHS HC(88)7 EEC Thresholds for Public Works Contracts HC(88)8 NHS Tribunal HC(88)9 Protection of Children: Disclosure of criminal back-ground of those with access to children HC(88)10 Korner statistical returns HC(88)11 Determination of Private Patients Charges Health Notices sent to Health Authorities HC(88)12 Taxation of Staff Benefits and Allowances HN(87)6 Social Security Payments for Hospital In-Patients HN(87)7 Road Traffic Act Charges HN(87)8 Capital Schemes shared with UGC-universities
Health Circulars Sent to Health Authorities HN(87)9 Review of Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre HN(87)12 Social Fund—Maternity Payment Integrated Leaflet HN(87)13 NHS charges to overseas visitors HN(87)14 Health Building Procedures: Terms and Conditions of Service of Works Consultants HN(87)15 Handling Charges for Blood Derivates to Non NHS Hospitals HN(87)16 Legionnaires' Disease: Engineering Guidance Note 4 HN(87)17 Legionnaires' Disease; Engineering Guidance Note 5 HN(87)18 Health Building Procedures HN(87)19 Changes to the list of drugs available under the NHS HN(87)20 Parliamentary and Health Services Commissioners Act 1987 HN(87)21 Changes in the Secretary of State's List for Dental Prescribing HN(87)22 Decontamination of Health Care Equipment HN(87)23 Circularised Communications Between the DHSS and Health Authorities HN(87)25 Building Guidelines HN(87)26 Promoting Better Health: White Paper on Primary Health Care HN(88)1 Graduated Compression Hosiery HN(88)2 Social Fund—Maternity Benefits HN(88)3 Product Liability HN(88)4 Charges for Drugs, oxygen concentrators and wigs and fabric supports Note: These lists exclude Circulars and Notices sent by the Department to Family Practitioner Committees and Local Authorities.