HC Deb 23 January 1989 vol 145 c412W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if it is normal practice for his Department to be represented on the appointment boards for district health authority general manager posts.

Mr. Mellor

No. Normal practice is for the district health authority to convene an appointments board consisting of its chairman, a small number of members, and two independent professional assessors, one of whom is nominated by the regional health authority.

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