Report / Royal Commission on the National Health Service.

  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on the National Health Service.
Date:
[1979]
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Credit: Report / Royal Commission on the National Health Service. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Royal Warrant ELIZABETH R. ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Alexander Walter Merrison, Knight; Sir Thomas Brown, Knight; Sir Simpson Stevenson, Knight; Lady Sherman; Ivor Ralph Campbell Batchelor, Esquire, Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Audrey Mary Prime, Officer of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Christopher John Wells, Esquire, Officer of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, upon whom has been conferred the Territorial Efficiency Decoration; Paul Anthony Bramley, Esquire; Cecil Montacute Clothier, Esquire, One of Our Counsel learned in the Law; Ann Clwyd; Peter Roy Albert Jacques, Esquire; Jean Kennedy McFarlane; Kathleen Brenda Richards; Cyril Taylor, Esquire; Frank Reeson Welsh, Esquire; Alan Harold Williams, Esquire; Greeting! WHEREAS We have deemed it expedient that a Commission should forthwith issue to consider in the interests both of the patients and of those who work in the National Health Service the best use and management of the financial and manpower resources of the National Health Service: AND WHEREAS We have also deemed it expedient that the Commission should consider in the interests both of the patients and of those who work in the parallel services in Northern Ireland the best use and management of the financial and manpower resources of those services: NOW KNOW YE that We, reposing great trust and confidence in your knowledge and ability, have authorised and appointed and do by these Presents authorise and appoint you the said Sir Alexander Walter Merrison (Chair- man); Sir Thomas Brown; Sir Simpson Stevenson; Lady Sherman; Ivor Ralph» Campbell Batchelor; Audrey Mary Prime; Christopher John Wells; Paul Anthony Bramley; Cecil Montacute Clothier; Ann Clwyd; Peter Roy Albert Jacques; Jean Kennedy McFarlane; Kathleen Brenda Richards; Cyril Taylor; Frank Reeson Welsh and Alan Harold Williams to be our Commissioners for the purposes of the said inquiry: il