Special report from the select committee on the Medical Act (1858) amendement (no. 3) bill : together with the proceedings of the committee, minutes of evidence and appendix.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the Medical Act (1858) Amendment (No. 3) Bill.
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1880
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    Report, 1879—continued. Simon, John, C.B., F.R.S. (Analysis of his Evidence)—continued. of the profession, 912-917. 927. 961-976. 986-994. 1008, 1009 Doubtful conclusion to be drawn from the fact, that there were large numbers who voted for direct representa- tion when the profession was last canvassed upon this subject; grounds for the opinion that these votes did not represent the real feelings of the profession on the subject, 9]4— 917. 996-1004. Reiteration of witness’ former statement, that agitation in favour of direct representa- tion has the effect of creating a kind of medical trades union ; reference to an article in the “ Medical Mirror,” as an illustration of this view, 918-924 Contention that the constitution of the Council is in principle right, but that in details it may require im- provement; admission that membeis elected by corporations will be less likely to agree to a thorough-going scheme of medical reform than men who are elected from the out- side, 925-927. Further observations in favour of a conjoint scheme of examination, with the object of raising the minimum standard for entrance into the profession ; assertion that the pro- posed scheme is not a medical change in the sense of being revolutionary, but is a change which goes to the root of the evil, 933, 934. 948-954. 1065-1073. 1102-1111 Further comparison of conjoint board examinations with the coining of an uniform sovereign at one mint; argument, that as there are colonial mints, so there should be a distinct section in the register for duly authenticated practitioners, 948-954 Efforts made by witness in his capacity as officer of the Privy Council to influence professional opinion in regard to medical education, 955-960. Strong repetitiou of a formerly expressed opinion that there is no likelihood of a thorough reform under the Act of 1858 ; grounds for this view, 979-985 Explanation of the views of the profession generally in regard to direct representation ; belief that the feeling is, that the members desire simply to have a voice in the government of their profession, 989-992 Admission that a large proportion of the profession is dissatisfied with the present constitution of the Council ; belief that this feeling has been very much brought about by agitation in the medical journals, 995-1004. Further observations in regard to the points of difference between the three Bills brought in during the present Session ; doubtful expediency of introducing a clause making it compulsory for any person registered under the new system to be affiliated to some one of the medical corporations, 997-1000. 1074-1090 Remarks in further relation to the question of the expediency or otherwise of altering the constitution of the Medical Council; decided opinion that a reduction in the present numbers would materially facilitate business, 1005-1012. 1022, 1023 Impossibility of reducing the numbers of the Council, except with the system of conjoint boards ; explanation that the separate bodies at present existing would be represented conjointly instead of separately, 1012, 1013. Absence of any difficulty in linking or combining particular groups of bodies which have now separate representations; illustration of the facility of such combination, 1013- 1021 Statement to the effect, that under the foregoing system of representation, there would practically be no disfranchisement of any body which is now represented, 1016-1021. Expression of regret that registration at the present time does not require more than one qualification; vague character of the lines of separation between different degrees in the profession, 1024-1029 Witness explains that he holds only a single qualification, 1030 Information in regard to the number of qualifications held by the individual members of the Medical Council; triple qualification held by Dr. Fergus, 1031- 1036. Quotation from a report by witness in illustration of the considerable section of the English general practitioners who hold but a single qualification, 1037, 1038 Action of the Local Government Board in accepting licentiates of the College of Physicians as qualified both in medicine and surgery; explanation of the claims of the college on the latter point, 1037-1043 Fellowship of the College of Physicians given by election by the membei s of the college, and not as the result of examination, 1044, 1045. Further statement that the increase of the Medical Council has amounted to 137,000/. in the last twenty-one years, 1046, 1047. Examination in regard to the absence of qualified, though licensed, men, who went up for examination to the Army and Navy Medical Boards in former years; decided slack- ness which existed at that time in some of the examinations, which originally passed these condidates for a license, 1048-1059 Necessity of legislation in regard to the medical profession pressed on the Government after the complaints made concerning the Army and Navy candidates; additional power of control sought for by the Council upon this occasion, 1059-1064. Expediency of leaving the question of affiliation to be adjusted in the respective schemes for the several divisions of the United Kingdom, rather than introducing the question into the present Bill, 1074-1077, 1088-- 1090 Insignificant amount of moral 320. 3 t 4 control
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