§ Lord Carmichael of Kelvingroveasked Her Majesty's Government:
What plans they have to review the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979.
§ The Minister of State, Department of Health (Baroness Jay of Paddington)The Government have commissioned an independent and fundamental review of the current operations of the five statutory bodies created by the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979—the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting and the National Boards for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting in the four countries of the United Kingdom.