§ Mr. HawksleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will allow non-executive directors of health trusts to serve on joint collaborative committees set up under National Health Act 1973.
§ Dr. MawhinneyJoint consultative committees are constituted under section 22 of the National Health Service Act 1977. Members of such committees are appointed by health authorities, local authorities and voluntary organisations. A person who is a director of a national health service trust is not precluded from appointment as a member of a joint consultative committee. There is no provision for "joint collaborative committees" in national health service legislation.