Published: 22/01/2004, Volume II4, No. 5889 Page
From the Poor Law Officers' Journal , 22 January 1904
The Commissioners reported that they disagreed with the Sunderland Guardians' proposal to reduce the fee from£2 to£1 1s to District Medical Officers for attendance in cases of difficult children birth.
The Parliamentary Committee discussed a scheme proposed by a Captain Murray for the organisation of extra Poor Law Relief in the event of England being engaged in a maritime war. Dr Rhodes suggested they pass on to the next business as he disagreed with the scheme.
They were in danger of 'getting into party politics', he said. Mr Bentham thought it was a dangerous thing for Boards of Guardians to have a scheme ready as it might encourage 'undue and precipitate application for relief '.
From the Hospital and Social Service Journal , 22 January 1954
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From the Health Service Journal , 20 January 1994
North Middlesex Hospital trust chief executive David Hirst explaining why he has declared 'martial law' in a bid to save the hospital: 'In times of extreme need, governments suspend some of the democratic processes which keep nations stable in normal circumstances. We are facing extreme financial pressure and need to take extraordinary measures.'
The hospital is believed to be facing a£1.5m deficit and prior to the latest round of cost cutting had already suspended elective surgery.
The restrictions imposed by Mr Hirst range from no hot meals for non-resident staff to no use of hospital-headed paper unless to 'VIPs'.
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