A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related ...

carried out in Buckinghamshire, of problems experienced by the statutory and voluntary
welfare services. The study found that there was waste in the use of social workers;
difficulties and friction in collaborating effectively within the existing structures; and
resentment and confusion among the people who seek help from the services. See 1968.
1965 Cont 2 - 1966
1965 cont The first degree in environmental health started at Aston CAT, later University.
The universities of Kent and Warwick founded.
1966 Ten per cent sample census held on April 24th included new questions on car
ownership, travel to work and employment in addition to main occupation.
Local Government Act (c.42) and Local Government (Scotland) Act (c.51) changed the
rate support and other grants to local government. See 1969.
National Health Service Act (c.8) set up the General Practice Finance Corporation in
1967; and permitted the payment of family doctors by salary in limited circumstances.
Ministry of Social Security Act (c.20) replaced the Ministry of Pensions and National
Insurance; the National Assistance Board became the Supplementary Benefits Commission;
and a right, after means testing, to non-contributory benefits and allowances was introduced.
See 1968 and 1973.
Tribunals and Inquiries Act (c.43) enabled non-statutory inquiries to be carried out
subject to the Council on Tribunals (see 1957).
Veterinary Surgeons Act (c.36) consolidated previous legislation; reconstituted the
Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; and created a special disciplinary
committee.
Housing (Scotland) Act (c.49) consolidated and amended previous acts. See 1971.
Rating Act (1966) (c.9) allowed for rate rebates for those in need. See 1971.
Departmental Committee on Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings, Cmnd.2934,
(chairman, Mr Justice Widgery) reported. See 1974.
Ministry of Health published revisions of the hospital building plan, Cmnd.3000, and
of the health and welfare plans, Cmnd.3022, (see 1962 and 1963). The hospital document
discussed standards of provision. A review of the hospital plan for Scotland was also
published.
After the publication of the seventh report of the Review Body on Doctors' and
Dentists' Remuneration, Cmnd.2992, the negotiations over family doctor's contracts (see
1965) were concluded. Changes introduced included the abolition of the "Central Pool";
direct payments to practices of the major costs of ancillary help they employed; the
establishment of an independent finance corporation to make loans for the purchase, erection
or improvement of practice premises (see above); basic practice allowances; separate
payment for services at night and weekends; fees for certain items of service; changes in
regard to dispensing; and in the arrangements for investigating alleged breaches of the
doctors' contracts. See 1968.
The Royal Commission on Medical Education (chairman, Lord Todd) addressed an
interim memorandum to the Secretary of State for Education and Science recommending an
increase in the number of medical students (see 1957). See 1968.
The Committee on the Administrative Practice of Hospital Boards in Scotland
(chairman, WM Farquharson-Lang) criticised the current committee structure and the powers
of senior officers, and suggested that posts of chief executives should be established to which
either a lay or professional person might be appointed depending upon his/her ability and
experience as a manager rather than his/her professional qualifications. See 1967.