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PREM19/1091
National health (Management inquiry into National Health Service (NHS) manpower and resources (led by Roy Griffiths of J Sainsbury plc); representations from Ralph Howell MP)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2013 Aug 1
Classification: Secret
Page count: 208
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Date Value Title
80 Jul 23 We Major National health: Jenkin letter to Younger (Medical Manpower) ["Report of the Inter-Departmental Steering Group... and the proposed statement on the future intake to the medical schools"] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Feb 13 Fr Major National health: Heseltine minute to MT ("NHS Manpower") ["I simply do not know how I can explain to local government that over a single year the manpower employed in the National Health Service has increased by 25,000 or 2.1%"] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Feb 16 Mo Major National health: Jenkin minute to MT ("NHS Manpower") ["Several Cabinet colleagues have recently expressed critical surprise that NHS staff are growing in numbers... I hope the following explanation will help to clear minds"] [declassified Aug 2013]
81 Feb 17 Tu Major National health: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Jenkin) ["NHS Manpower"] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Feb 25 Th Major National health: Fowler minute to MT ("NHS Manpower") [interim reply] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Mar 22 Mo Major National health: Fowler minute to MT ("Manpower and Efficiency in the National Health Service") ["latest estimates... I attach a draft PQ and answer] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 May 12 We Major National health: Finsberg PS letter to No.10 ("Direct labour in the Health Service: response to a letter in the Financial Times, 6 May 1982") [request for clearance of draft text] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Aug 13 Fr Major National health: No.10 Note for the File (CPRS work programme) [agenda for John Sparrow meeting with MT] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 4 Mo Major National health: Fowler minute to MT ("Management Inquiry into NHS non-Medical staffing") [proposed membership & remit] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Oct 11 Mo Major National health: MT letter to Ralph Howell MP (NHS Management Inquiry) [have discussed with Norman Fowler your proposal for an inquiry] [declassified Aug 2013]
82 Dec 17 Fr Major National health: No.10 note to MT ("NHS Inquiry") [views of MT & others on remit] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jan 27 Th Major National health: Fowler minute to MT ("Management Inquiry into NHS Manpower") [appointments & remit] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Mar 11 Fr Major National health: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("NHS Management Inquiry") [MT's concern addressed that Inquiry's "main task is to take a searching look at the general management issues"; however MT not persuaded by Fowler's reasoning for rejecting her proposal to add a senior NHS consultant to the Inquiry team] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Apr 13 We Major National health: MT letter to Ralph Howell MP (NHS Management Inquiry) [conduct of the Inquiry; support staff; criticisms of Comptroller & Auditor General] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 May 16 Mo Major National health: Fowler minute to MT ("NHS Management Inquiry") ["I now enclose... preliminary progress report... which I find most constructive and encouraging"; MT response] [declassified Aug 2013]
83 Jul 27 We Major National health: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("NHS Manpower") ["I attach brief speaking notes both on the overall reductions and the particular question of the reductions in numbers of nurses"] [declassified Aug 2013]