§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what representations he has received regarding the proposed omission of the chief nursing officer from supervisory boards; and to what effect.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeNational and local nursing organisations, and some health authorities, have commented that the chief nursing officer should be a member of the Health Service Supervisory Board. We are considering their views along with other comments we have received in the course of consultations on the NHS management inquiry report.
Region Home Population* (Thousands) Megavoltage Treatment Machines Per 100,000 Population Northern 3,106.8 8 0.26 Yorkshire 3,597.0 8 0.22 Trent 4,598.6 12 0.26 East Anglian 1,914.7 8 0.42 North West Thames 3,449.6 18 0.52 North East Thames 3,732.5 21 0.56 South East Thames 3,584.2 18 0.50 South West Thames 2,945.8 5 0.17 Wessex 2,776.6 7 0.25 Oxford 2,364.9 7 0.3 South Western 3,084.7 11 0.36 West Midlands 5,182.2 14 0.27 Mersey 2,442.9 3 0.12 North Western 4,018.1 6 0.15 * Mid 1982 Provisional Estimates.