2 5. I have considered the possibility of special measures to increase recruit- ment for the Forces beyond the 700 who can be made available by the continua- tion of the existing arrangements. The only measure which would yield more than an insignificant number of doctors is a further cut in hospital staffs, or (what comes to the same thing) a telescoping of the call-up of the newly-qualified by reducing the period of hospital training from six months to three. I cannot recommend this course. The Shakespeare Committee consider that the consequences of the further depletion of hospital staffs would be extremely serious, while the experience of the dislocation which resulted, when the expedient of telescoping the call-up was adopted at the end of 1943.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/20/81
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/20
- Former Department Reference
- LP(45) 79
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000020.081
- Keywords
- Disease Doctors Female Labour Health Services Hospitals Labour Shortages Labour Supply Nurses Quotas Recruitment
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- British Army Dominions Office Lord President's Committee Royal Air Force Royal Navy
- Pages
- 4
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers 1(45) - 107(45)
- Themes
- Industry Infrastructure Preparations for War Peace Labour Supply Relations Health Welfare
