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1983 Apr 7 - 1984 Feb 20
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1317
National health (Expenditure and efficiency in the National Health Service (NHS); NHS Management Inquiry Report (Griffiths Report); priorities and policies for health and personal social services) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Secret
Page count: 393
Themes: Health policy, Social security & welfare, Voluntary sector & charity, Public spending & borrowing, Science & technology

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Date Value Title
83 Dec 2 Fr Major National Health: Department of Health letter to No.10 ("NHS Management Enquiry") ["restructuring of the DHSS to implement Griffiths [Report] in the NHS"] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 7 We Major National Health: Younger PS letter to No.10 ('Sunday Mail' campaign on the NHS) [text of Younger article published in 'Sunday Mail' in response to the campaign] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 13 Tu Major National Health: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ('The Right Policy for a Better Health Service": Statement by Norman Fowler) [text] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 9 Mo Major National Health: Rees letter to Fowler ("NHS Manpower") ["new regime... should not be... [seen as] a weakening of the Government's policy to reduce public service manpower"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 11 We Major National Health: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Fowler (Family Practitioner Service) [bringing spending under control] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 13 Fr Major National Health: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (financing the National Health Service) [key points from text of speech given to Royal Institute of Public Administration by Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 18 We Major National Health: Robin Butler minute to MT (Coronary Artery Disease Research Association (CORDA) fundraising for NMR scanner) [Denis Thatcher & officials: correspondence with Professor Donald Longmore, National Heart Hospital; MT rules out possibility of reception at No.10] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jan 19 Th Major National Health: Fowler letter to Biffen ("Social Services Committee Enquiry into NHS Management Inquiry Report") [request for Parliamentary debate] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 3 Fr Major National Health: Tim Lankester minute to MT ("Family Practitioner Services H Committee") [Binder Hamlyn Report: handling of publication, following Govt row with BMA over deputising services] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 6 Mo Major National Health: David Barclay minute to MT ("Social Services Management") [opposition from Treasury & Dept Environment to Fowler proposal for Inspectorate] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 17 Fr Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Health Service Management") [appointment of Chair of NHS Board] [declassified Jan 2014]