HC Deb 21 November 1980 vol 994 cc3-5W
Mr. Robert Atkins

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is in a position to announce the membership of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

I am pleased to announce on behalf of myself and my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that the following members have been appointed to the United

Category National Board Name Present Post
Practising Nurses (two from each National Board) England Professor Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff Head of department of nursing, Manchester University
England Dr. S E Pembrey Area nurse (clinical practice) Oxford AHA
Wales Mr. D Jones Area nursing officer, Gwynedd AHA
Wales Mr. H P J Butcher Divisional nursing officer (psychiatry) Swansea
Scotland Miss M E Scholes Chief area nursing officer, Tayside health board
Scotland Miss M Buchanan Divisional nursing officer, Royal hospital for sick children, Edinburgh
N Ireland Miss E N I Lamb Chief administrative nursing officer, Eastern Health and Social Services Board
N Ireland Miss M Rooney Principal administrative education officer, North Down Group school of nursing

Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting to serve under its chairman, Miss Catherine M. Hall, CBE, whose appointment was announced in July.

Name Present post Category
Miss F C State enrolled nurse, Nursen
Rushworth Northwick Park hospital, Middlesex
Mrs. B Price State enrolled nurse, Clwyd Nurse
Mr. P D Holgate Tutor in occupational health nursing, Royal College of Nursing, London Nurse
Mrs. M Damant District nurse tutor, Leicester Nurse
Mrs. H Hendry Divisional nursing officer (mental handicap division), Lennox Castle hospital, Lennoxtown, near Glasgow Nurse
Miss A Patton Sister, accident and emergency department, City hospital, Belfast Nurse
Professor D James Department of adult education, University of Surrey Educationalist
Mr. K S Reader Assistant director, Glasgow college of technology Educationalist
Sir Anthony

Alment, FRCOG

President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Registered medical practitioner
Professor I R C

Batchelor, CBE

Department of psychiatry, Ninewells hospital, Dundee Registered medical practitioner
Mr. P Sober Chartered accountant, London Finance
Mr. R F Holland Management consultant and member of South-East Thames regional health authority General

In addition, each of the four national boards for nursing, midwifery and health visiting has in terms of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (Membership of Central Council) Order 1980 nominated five of its members to serve on the United Kingdom Central Council. These nominations are as follows:

CategoryNational BoardNamePresent Post
Practising Midwife (one from each National Board) England Miss R I Farebrother Divisional nursing officer (midwifery) Royal Shrewsbury hospital
Wales Mrs. R M Davies Senior midwife teacher, St. David's hospital, Cardiff
Scotland Miss M Mackay Senior tutor, school of midwifery, Aberdeen maternity hospital
N Ireland Miss M Uprichard Principal administrative education officer, Central School of Midwifery, Belfast
Practising Health Visitor (one from each National Board) England Miss S A Jack Principal lecturer in community health studies, South Bank polytechnic, London
Wales Miss F M Welch Senior Lecturer in health visiting, Welsh National School of Medicine
Scotland Miss C M Fraser Head of department of health and nursing, Queen Margaret college, Edinburgh
N Ireland Mr. W Black Asst. chief administrative nursing officer, Northern Health and Social Services Board
England Miss S MCollins OBE Director of nurse education, The London Hospital
Person engaged in the teaching of nursing, midwifery or health visiting (one from each national board) Wales Miss C M Chapman Director of advanced nursing studies, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff
Scotland Miss C A Asher Director of nurse education, Glasgow Eastern college of nursing and midwifery
N Ireland Mr. C McCullagh Principal administrative education officer, Southern Group school of Nursing, Co. Armagh

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