There are, however, a number of problems associated with the ad hoc development of new
roles. Hence the idea of the health care practitioner for whom there would be a defined …

IF there is to be a'primary care led'National Health Service (NHS), it is inevitable that health
care professions based in the community will face many added responsibilities.'There …

The regrading of NHS nurses had connotations of Brave New World. It is, apparently, self
evident that there is no point in keeping on a" G" when a" D" could do the job. In a classic …

Balance and their rapid endorsement at urgently convened meetings of the Central
Committee for Hospital Medical Services and the Hospital Junior Staff Committee indicate a …

The Health Service deserves a staffing policy that gives patients a high standard of care,
offers doctors career posts that are professionally and financially rewarding, and ensures …

I shall show you how to cope with an under-provision of doctors, and explain how we
managed to get into this position. Furthermore, I will describe how we persuaded the …

Progress in solving the unsatisfactory hospital career structure remains lamentably slow.
The Joint Working Party on Hospital Medical Staffing Structurebetween the Joint Consultants …

Background The associate specialist grade was in existence for many years before the staff
grade was introduced following publi cation in 1986 of the White Paper Hospital medical …

Much conflict and confusion surrounds the title and role of the specialist nurse, leading in
some instances to disharmony between general and specialist nurses. It has been …

Changes in the National Health Service have had important effects on the way in which
healthcare professionals will do their jobs in the future. In parallel there have been important …