HC Deb 01 February 1989 vol 146 cc279-80W
Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many drug companies have appealed to the Committee on Safety of Medicines against drug warnings which the committee wished to publish; which companies and which drugs were involved; and what were the results of the appeals.

Mr. Mellor

Under the Medicines Act 1968, companies have a right of appeal to the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) in respect of CSM's advice to the licensing authority on licensing matters. They have no right of appeal to the CSM about a decision of that committee to issue information or guidance on licensed medicinal products to doctors, dentists and pharmacists.

Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will seek to amend the Medicines Act so that drug companies are not able to block the publication by the Committee on Safety of Medicines of warning notices about the safety of drugs by an injunction.

The new clinical grading structure for nursing, midwifery and health visitor staff Numbers of old clinical grades assimilated to each of the new clinical grades on the basis of duties and responsibilities on 1 April 1988
Numbers transferred to each new clinical grade
Previous grade Staff1

(W.T.E.)

A B C D E F G2 H I
Trent region
Nursing Auxiliary 9,076.50 8,209.54 856.96 10.00
Staff Nursery Nurse 217.92 208.36 9.56
Enrolled Nurse3 6,379.63 2,749.84 3,129.68 499.11 1.00
Enrolled District Nurse3 340.97 338.97 2.00
Senior Enrolled Nurse3 371.99 4.40 223.29 142.09 2.21
Staff Nurse3 6,632.21 1,544.90 4,649.31 438.00
Staff Midwife3 701.90 115.14 577.67 9.09
Deputy Sister3 395.20 81.84 305.90 6.46 1.00
Nursing Sister II3 3,801.63 1,726.45 1,956.47 114.71 4.00
Midwifery Sister II3 873.51 261.20 609.81 2.50
District Nurse (Sister II)3 1,066.06 2.45 1,054.61 9.00
Nursing Sister I 57.99 3.37 23.82 26.80 4.00
Midwifery Sister I 19.00 1.00 18.00
Health Visitor 878.35 870.75 7.60
Senior Nurse 8 331.48 2.00 59.13 177.35 93.00
Senior Nurse 8 (Midwife) 38.00 12.00 13.00 13.00
Senior Nurse 7 300.40 5.00 37.60 257.80
Senior Nurse 7 (Midwife) 36.93 13.00 23.93
Clinical Teacher 154.56 3.00 151.56
Fieldwork Teacher 121.65 1.00 0.53 120.12
Practical Work Teacher 157.80 3.00 154.80
Tutor 197.93 1.00 196.93
Tutor Midwife 45.16 45.16
Post basic students
Enrolled 282.00 282.00
Staff Nurse 936.50 882.50 44.00 2.00 10.00

Mr. Mellor

I have no plans to do so.

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