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

(chairman, A Wilson) recommended revised procedures for dealing with complaints. See
1996.
The Department of Health published "Developing NHS Purchasing and GP
Fundholding: Towards a Primary Care Led NHS". See 1997.
The White Paper, "Dentistry", Cm.2625, reviewed the NHS dental services and
remuneration arrangements; and recommended changes.
1994 Cont - 1995
1994 cont The White Paper, "Tackling Drugs Together", Cm.2678, proposed a new strategy
which, while maintaining the emphasis on law enforcement, recognised the need for stronger
action to reduce the demand for illegal drugs by increasing the resources available to schools
to train teachers and to support innovative projects in drug education and other preventive
measures in conjunction with local communities. See 1998.
The Scottish situation was reviewed in "Drugs: Meeting the Challenge" (chairman,
Lord Fraser) by a committee of the Drugs Task Force.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, after consultation with
representatives of midwives and general practitioners, published "The Future of the Maternity
Services", emphasising the need to take account of users' views; to ensure continuity of care
throughout pregnancy; to introduce standard setting and audit; and to develop programmes of
joint updating of midwives, general practitioners and obstetricians with input from users as
well as from each professional group. See 1997.
The Institute of Environmental Health Officers became the Chartered Institute of
Environmental Health.
1995 Health Authorities Act (c.17) changed the structure of the NHS by abolishing the
current regional and district health authorities and family health services authorities and led
to the formation of 100 single health authorities covering both primary and secondary care.
See 1996.
National Health Service (Amendment) Act (c.31) dealt with the suspension and
disqualification of practitioners.
Medical (Professional Performance) Act (c.51) amended the 1983 act; provided for the
further regulation of professional performance of registered medical practitioners; and the
voluntary removal of the names of practitioners from the medical register. See 1996.
Children (Scotland) Act (c.36) reformed the law of Scotland concerning children and
young persons. See 1998.
Child Support Act (c.34) amended the 1991 act. See 1999.
Carers (Recognition and Services) Act (c.12) provided for the assessment of carers'
contribution to the care of disabled people and related purposes. See 1998.
Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act (c.52) established the concept of
supervised treatment in the community and gave the supervisor the authority to take patients
to hospital if it seemed necessary. See 1998.
Disability Discrimination Act (c.50) made it illegal to discriminate against disabled
people; revoked registration as a disabled person and the "Quota Scheme" for the proportion
of disabled people required to be employed by the larger employers (see 1944); gave
employees the right to claim compensation if they were discriminated against when applying
for a job or removed from a job because of physical or mental impairment; dealt with
accessibility to premises and transport; and set up the National Disability Council. See 1999.
Pensions Act (c.26) was an extensive act which included sections about the
equalisation of pensionable age and of age of entitlement to certain benefits from 2010.