§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he proposes to appoint leaders of industry to help shape National Health Service policy in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristAs stated in the Government White Paper "Working for Patients" (Cm 555), the NHS in Wales works under the strategic direction of the Health Policy Board, which is chaired by the Secretary of State. These arrangements, which were introduced following the NHS management inquiry of 1983 have proved their worth and will continue.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will meet the health unions in Wales to discuss the proposed National Health Service changes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristMy right hon. Friend and I met representatives of the health union in Wales at a meeting with the joint staff consultative council for the Welsh Health Service on 15 May to discuss the NHS review White Paper.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will meet the leaders of the British Medical Association in Wales to discuss proposed changes in the National Health Service.
§ Mr. GristMy right hon. Friend and I met the secretary of the BMA Welsh Council at a meeting with the joint staff consultative council for the Welsh Health Service on 15 May to discuss the NHS review White Paper.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will meet the Royal College of Nursing Wales to discuss the proposed changes in the National Health Service.
§ Mr. GristMy right hon. Friend and I met a representative of the Royal College of Nursing Wales at a meeting with the joint staff consultative council for the Welsh Health Service on 15 May to discuss the NHS review White Paper.