Dr. Morganasked the Secretary of State for War what are the terms of appointment and remuneration of the present consultant adviser on venereal diseases to the War Office, Dr. Thomas Edward Osmond; whether this appointment is part-time or full-time; when this appointment was made; whether the position was advertised; and whether he is permitted to carry on his private practice?
§ Sir J. GriggThe adviser in venereology holds the full-time appointment of Assistant Director of Hygiene at the War Office with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. His duties are to advise on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of venereal diseases in the Army. His pay and allowances total about £1,300 a year. This officer is a member of the Regular Army Reserve of Officers. He reported for service on 1st September, 1939, under the conditions of his Reserve liability and was appointed to his present post on 25th November, 1939. The appointment was not advertised. Officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps are not allowed to set up in practice in competition with civil medical practitioners, but they may see patients in a consultative capacity provided it does not interfere with their military duties.