§ 42. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Health what guidance he gives to regional hospital boards on the selection of hospital management committees.
§ Mr. Snow:Appointments are made in accordance with Part II of the Third Schedule to the National Health Service Act, 1946, which requires Boards to consult a wide range of interested bodies. General advice has been given that the 306W community served by each Committee should be as closely as possible identified with the Committee and the hospitals it controls. Guidance has also been given on particular points such as the proportion of medical members and the appointment of officers as members.