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

helping people to use the procedures. See 1985.
1973 Cont 2
1973 cont The Joint Working Party on the General Medical Services (chairman, Sir George
Godber) recommended further development and improvements in appointment systems;
deputising arrangements; and diagnostic support for general practice.
The Working Party on the Remedial Professions (chairman, EL McMillan) highlighted
the disappointment of members of the remedial professions at the lack of constructive
proposals in the Tunbridge report (1972) for their future; recommended the development of a
comprehensive and unified therapy profession; and that there should be increased
professional and managerial responsibility, a new career and salary structure, new methods of
training, increased use and recognition of aides, and research into the value of remedial
treatments.
The Remedial Professions Committee (chairman, HA Burt) of the Council for
Professions Supplementary to Medicine, issued a report responding to the recommendations
of the Tunbridge and Mair reports (see 1972).
The Ministry of Defence published a report on the Defence Medical Services
discussing career structures and the training of doctors, dentists and nurses, the provision of
service hospitals and administrative details of the medical services.
The Department of Employment issued a consultative document, "The Quota Scheme
for Disabled People", which reviewed its current operation and discussed possible changes.
See 1979.
The report of the enquiry into the care of patients at Napsbury Hospital, St Albans,
published. See 1974.
A report of the Population Panel recommended that family planning services should be
integrated with the NHS. See 1974.
The Scottish Home and Health Department set up a chief scientist's organisation with
Sir Andrew Kay as the chief scientist.
The Department of Health and Social Security designated Demonstration Centres in
Rehabilitation, to serve as foci for the development of services in the regions. See 1986.
The Department of Health and Social Security published reports on conferences held
on "The Care of the Dying" and on "Providing a Comprehensive District Psychiatric Service
for the Adult Mentally Ill".
Personal Social Services Council established.
The Crossroads Care Attendant Schemes began.
An Expert Committee of the World Health Organization reported on "Postgraduate
Education and Training in Public Health", Technical Report Series No.533. The Committee
foresaw "schools providing public health education becoming increasingly involved in
assessing health problems and manpower needs, evaluating services, and devising more
effective methods of planning, managing, and evaluating health care delivery systems. They
will undertake these activities both for their own research and information needs and in a
consultative capacity for health authorities". The report made recommendations about
training programmes; the training of teachers; structure and management of institutions
providing public health training; and included a report on current schools of public health.
See below and 1976.
Four cases of smallpox (with two deaths) occurred in connection with a laboratory
infection at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; one other case was
reported in a person who had returned recently from Calcutta. See 1978.
There was an outbreak of legionnaires disease involving people who had returned from