Archive

1985 Apr 1 - 1986 May 30
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1853
National Health (Expenditure and efficiency in the National Health Service (NHS): Value for Money seminars; NHS Management Board) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Secret
Page count: 270
Any docs withheld?

PREM19/1853 - download whole file (PDF, 251.39 MB)

Selections from this file

Showing items 21 - 40 of 43

Per page:
Date Value Title
85 Nov 27 We Major National Health: Younger PS letter to No.10 ("Publication of Atlas of Cancer in Scotland 1975-1980") [details; key findings; press launch] [released Feb 2016]
85 Dec 6 Fr Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("The Health Service Waiting List") [proposal for a scrutiny team with "dictatorial powers" to target poorest-performing areas] [released Feb 2016]
85 Dec 20 Fr Major National Health: Efficiency Unit minute to No.10 Policy Unit ("NHS Waiting Lists") [Victor Paige proposal for seminar to identify practical steps towards reducing waiting lists] [released Feb 2016]
86 Jan 10 Fr Major National Health: No.10 minute to MT ("Roy Griffiths") [No.10 keen for Griffiths to take lead role on improving NHS, following his retirement; sensitivities relating to Victor Paige] [released Feb 2016]
86 Jan 10 Fr Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("Value for Money Seminar: Health") [advice on handling/desired outcomes; various other briefing notes attached] [released Feb 2016]
86 Jan 30 Th Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Health Service Waiting Lists") [ongoing debate between DHSS and Policy Unit over how best to proceed with addressing the issue] [released Feb 2016]
86 Feb 13 Th Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit briefing for MT ("The Health Service") [MT meeting with Victor Paige; Policy Unit stresses need for NHS to be "galvanized into purposeful action"] [released Feb 2016]
86 Feb 14 Fr Major National Health: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Fowler, Paige, Stowe, Ian Mills, Michael Fairey, Robert Armstrong, Robin Ibbs) [value for money in the NHS] [released Feb 2016]
86 Feb 18 Tu Major National Health: No.10 minute to MT ("Family Practitioner Service") [discussion of Green Paper in committee] [released Feb 2016]
86 Feb 20 Th Major National Health: Fowler minute to MT (Social Security uprating and NHS charges) [prescription charges & 'lump sum' benefit payments] [released Feb 2016]
86 Mar 14 Fr Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("NHS Publicity") ["five practical proposals"] [released Feb 2016]
86 Mar 17 Mo Major National Health: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (Intermed) [David Mellor's intercession as constituency MP frustrates DHSS efforts to curb Intermed's monopolistic profits; "possibilities of political embarrassment" over Public Accounts Committee scrutiny] [released Feb 2016]
86 Mar 17 Mo Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit minute to David Norgrove ("NHS Waiting Lists") [DHSS asked to report back "when Norman Fowler... [has] a clear programme of action", following brief discussion at MT's Value for Money meeting] [released Feb 2016]
86 Mar 21 Fr Major National Health: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Robert Armstrong) [review of mistakes made, lessons to be learned, and likely fallout from David Mellor's intercession in DHSS dealings with Intermed] [released Feb 2016]
86 Apr 17 Th Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Roy Griffiths") ["There seem to me to be two ways in which we could make Roy Griffiths Chief Executive of the Health Service"] [released Feb 2016]
86 Apr 29 Tu Major National Health: No.10 minute to MT (NHS failings) [consideration of draft replies to criticisms raised by Professor McColl from Guy's Hospital, and to his proposal that Victor Paige be replaced by Roy Griffiths] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 9 Fr Major National Health: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Health Service Management") [background to first health service manager resignation & MT request for more details; Victor Paige's offer to resign] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 12 Mo Major National Health: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (communication with Ministers and MPs: guidance for officials outwith Private Offices) [proposal arising from Intermed/David Mellor incident] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 29 Th Major National Health: Ingham minute to MT (presentational aspects of the NHS problem) [recommedation to set up a special unit within DHSS to mobilise regional and local forces "to change the public's perception of the Government's stewardship of the NHS"] [released Feb 2016]
86 May 29 Th Major National Health: No.10 record of conversation ("The NHS") [Nigel Wicks, Kenneth Stowe: NHS Management Board: achievements; issues relating to current Chairman & Fowler; proposed replacement Chairman/next steps] [released Feb 2016]