§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the governors of the Great Ormond Street hospital for sick children, giving details of when they were each appointed and the reasons for each appointment.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe board of governors of the hospitals for sick children was reconstituted on 1 April 1982 as a special health authority to consist of a chairman and 19 members, including two hospital consultants; a general practitioner; a registered nurse, certified midwife or health visitor; a nominee of the University of London; two nominees of the Institute of Child Health; someone to represent the national role of the hospitals; a nominee of the trade union movement; and 10 other members, of whom at least one is to be nominated by the Greater London Council, a London Borough Council or the Common Council of the City of London, and at least one by a regional or district health authority. In selecting members we take into account a wide range of factors to achieve a suitable balance of interest and experience. The present members are as follows. All were appointed with effect from 1 April 1982:
Mrs. C. Bond Chairman K. B. Castle Esq. Trade Union W. M. Clarke Esq. CBE W. R. Doughty Esq. Dr. W. J. Glover Hospital Consultant Dr. D. B. Grant Hospital Consultant Professor O. P. Gray National role R. W. G. Humphreys Esq. OBE D. Innes Williams Esq. University of London Councillor Mrs. T. Jowell London Borough of Camden General Practitioner Dr. T. Lineham Mrs. L. H. Lipson E. A. R. Lonsdale Esq. JP A. L. Price Esq. QC Institute of Child Health Miss E. Raybould Nurse Lady Rhys-Williams Lady Riches Councillor S. Scott Esq. JP London Borough of Hackney Dr. C. Steen Bloomsbury Health Authority Professor O. H. Wolff Institute of Child Health
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why Great Ormond Street hospital for sick children has a separate board of governors, reporting direct to him and not to the district or regional health authority.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State to my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, North (Mr. Eggar) on 15 July 1981.—[Vol. 8, c.398–401.]