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Meetings of Council Mr Peter (Birmingham Accident Hospital) At an Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 14th November 1974 with Mr Rodney Smith, President, Mr G V Catford (St George's and Royal London in the Chair, the Begley Prize was awarded to Dr Homoeopathic Hospitals) Susan Nicola Bagshaw, of the Royal Free Hospital Mr Barrie S Jay (Moorfields Eye Hospital). Medical School. Mr G J Hadfield, Mr Robert Pracy, and Mr Red- The Hallett Prize was awarded to Mr Peter mond Smith were re-elected to the Couirt of Exam- Michael Mowschenson, of Guy's Hospital. iners for a second period of three years. The 68th Jenks Scholarship was awarded to Mr The Cecil Joll Prize for 1975 was awarded to Gavin Scott, of Epsom College. Mr Selwyn Francis Taylor. The MIitchiner Medal for 1975 was awarded Mr Peter Bevan was appointed as the representa- to Lieut-Col R Scott FRCS DTM&H. tive of the College on the Court of Governors The Fellowship Prize of the Faculty of Anaes- of the University of Birmingham. thetists was awarded to Dr Rachel Margaret Hall The following Lecturers were appointed: of The London Hospital. Robert Jones Lecturer 1975, Mr Ronald Furlong The Sir Arthur Keith Medal was awarded to Mr Robert Jones Lecturer 1976, Professor John Charn- Sydney Robinson, Custodian of Down House for ley cnE over 40 years. Thomas Vicary Lecturer 1975, Sir Francis Avery Jones CBE At an Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 12th Watson-Jones Lecturer 1976, Mr Georgc Bonney. December I974 with Mr Rodney Smith, President, The Nuffield Prize in the Faculty of Anaesthetists in the Chair, Mr R B Wright DSO OBE FRCSGIaS, was awarded to Dr James Barry. Professor Martin Allgower, of Basel, Switzerland, Diplomas of Fellowship were granted to Dr P L and Professor Emerich Polak, of Prague, were Samarsinghe and Dr S Siva-Rajah. elected Honorary Fellows of the College. Certificates of Completion of Higher Surgical of Council held on I3th were granted to the following Fellows of At an Ordinary Meeting Training March 1975 with Sir Rodney Smith, President, the College: of Mr M A Leonard, Mr J P in the Chair Professor Guan-Bee Ong, Hong In orthopaedics: Kong, and Dr Arnold Naimark, of Winnipeg, were Morrison, Mr A Zahir, Mr Travel- N C Roles, Mr T W D Smith, nominated Sir Arthur Sims Commonwealth Mr J Bracegirdle, Mr J P ling Professors for I976. Mr A Richardson, Mr P Shridhar, of Middlesex, wvas awarded a Matthews, Prophit Studentship for cancer research. Mr H M Barber, Mr G to Nicholas Deanc, Mr D H Edwards, and The Hallett Prize was awarded Jay Mr C S B Galasko. Litton Simson, of Guy's Hospital. The Handcock Prizc was awarded to John Squire, In plastic : Mr M F Green. Medical School. Prize was awarded to Mr of Guy's Hospital The Evelyn Sprawson The Macloghlin Scholarships were awarded to Lee Tanner, of Leeds University. Ian Foster Cunliffe, of Epsom College, and Christo- At the Quarterly Meeting of Council held on gth pher Charles Ley, of St Edward's College, Liverpool. January 1975 with Sir Rodney Smith, President, The following were appointed Surgical Tutors: in the Chair the following were elected to the NE Thames Region Mr H G Naylor (S Essex) Court of Examiners of the College: Mr John C Mountain General Surgery (Southend) Mr N V Addison (Bradford Royal Infirmary) SE Thames Region Mr M T Rosenburg Mr L R J De Jode (Whipps Cross and Forest Oxford Region Mr Malcolm Gough Hospitals) Diplomas of Fellowship were granted to Dr D A Mr P Goodall (Derby Group of Hospitals) Lloyd, Dr D A Ramsden, and Dr P R G College news 339

Tulrnibull. The John Tomes Prize for 1972-74 was awarded Council welcomed the decisioin of the Board to Professor B Cohen, Nuffield Research Profes- of Faculty of Dental Surgery to create a post of sor of Dental Science, in recognition of his many Kelsey Fry Adviser in Postgraduate Dental Training. contributions to dental research and in particular of his inspiring leadership of those who have worked At an Ordinary Mecting of Council hel( o0n Ioth ancl themselves achieved eminence within the Dc- April 1975 with Sir Rodney Smith, President, in p)artment of Dental Science. the Chair, Professor Jean-Louis Lortat-Jacob, of Professor R A Cawson, of Guy's Hospital Dental Paris, was elected to the Honorary Fellowship. School, was elected Charles Tomes Lecturer for The following were elected to the Honorary 1976. Fellowship in the Faculty of Anacsthetists: Dr Dr D D C Howat, of St George's I-lospital, was Vernon F Hall, Sir Geoffrey Organe, andl Professor elected Frederic Hewitt Lecturer for 1977. W D M Paton FRS. Evelyn Sprawson Prizes were aNvarded to Dr Professor J Gordon Robson has bect re-elected Jacqueline Orchard and Dr R J Middlehurst, of Dean of the Faculty of Anaesthetists and Dr Brian University College Hospital Dental School. Sellick has beeni elected Vicc-Dean from June Certificates of Completion of Higher Surgical 1975. Training in General Surgery were granted to the The following have been electec to Fellowship following Fellows of the College: Mlr M H Cal- in the College without examinationi: v,ert, Mr F D M Birkett, Mr T A Harrison, Mr FRCS A B Richards, Mr J R C Gardham, Mr R W Dr Denis Dooley (Member), HM Inspector of Marcuson, Mr J P Wilson, Mr R P Wilding, Mr Anatomy A S Chilvers, Mr R L Doig, Mr D Negus, and( Dr Frederic Kohn, Consulting Surgeoni to St Mr A G A Cowie. Martin's Hospital, Bath A Diploma of Fellowship was granted to Dr Dr Robert G W Ollerenshaw (Mcmber), Director Mounir Sobhy Raphael. of the Department of Medical Illustration in Of the three essays submitted for the Jacksouiiati the University of Prize for 1974 none vas adjudged to be worthy Mr G J Romanes Consultatnt of an award. (Member), Ophthalmic Council approved in principle a report from a Surgeon, Royal Infirmary, Weymouth joint working party of the Joint Committees for Mfr Norman L Rowe FDSRCS (Membcr), Consultant Higher Medical and Higher Surgical Training re- in Oral anid Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Queen commending the establishment of higher training Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, the Westminste r programmes for those seeking to apply for posts Hospital Group, and the Eastman Denltal as consultants in accident and emergency medicine. Hospital, London Council received with gratitude a report of a Dr Allen j Whitaker ORF, FRCGP Member), Past gift of £2500 from Dr H J Windsor, KSG CBE Co-opted Member of Council representing FRCS FRACS, of Brisbane, for the establishment of General Practice. a surgical prize. FDSRCS Professor Roniald I-lartles, of the Uniiversity of Lister Medal Liverpool The Lister Medal for I975, which is awardecl in recognition of distinguished contributions to sur- Mr David Matthews OBE F RCS, of Universitv gical science, has geen granted to John Charnley College Hospital and the Hospital for Sick CBE DSC FRS f'RCS, orthopaedic surgeoni at the Children, Great Ormond Street, London Centre for Hip Surgery, Wrightington Hospital, Professor Hugo Obwegeser, of the University of Wigan, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Ziurich University of Manchester, for his original and dis- Dr Harry Worth, Special Lecturer in Radiologv, tinguished contributions, both scientific and techni- Facuiltv of Dentistry, University of Toronto. cal, in the development of total joint replacemenit. FFARCS In a period of some I5 years totally concentrated on Professor J W Severinghaus, of the University of this difficult problem, by a combination of engineer- California ing, biological science, and superb surgical technique, Dr Enrico Ciocatto, of Turin he has resolved these problems to the immense Dr Cecil Hugh Boyd, of Maidstone, Kent. benefit of tens of thousands of patients. His in- 340 College news vestigations of the mechanical, material, and sur- £222.93 The late Mr V W Trivett (legacy) gical problems of total have £I1so.oo H J Joel Discretionary Trust (further helped to advance joint replacement in the knee, gift) elbow, and elsewhere. I Edward Reynolds Esq. (7-yr Memo- £-o104.5 Professor Charnley will deliver the Lister covenant £ Io p.a. + tax) rial Oration under the auspices of the Royal Col- lege of Surgeons of England on a date to be £ Ioo.oo Mrs Norah Deveson arranged in the spring of I976. In addition there have been a number of gifts This is the i8th occasion of the award, which under £ioo which total £363.68. is made by a committee representative of the Royal Society, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, College Dinner the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, the The College Dinner on Wednesday gth July will University of Edinburgh, and the University of be followed by a talk by The Hon. Sir John Glasgow. Donaldson. Donations to the College Applications for tickets for the Dinner, price During the past few weeks the following generous £6.oo including cocktails and wines at table, should donations have been received: reach Mr W F Davis at the College not later than £io 000.00 The late Mrs D M Osborne (legacy a week before the date of the Dinner. of residue of estate for cancer research) Norman Capener CBE £3094.15 The late Mrs Elizabeth Beattie On Monday 3oth June from 5 to 6 p.m. a meeting (legacy of share of residue of estate) will be held in the College to commemorate the £2000.00 The late Mrs F M McCoy (further life and work of the late Norman Capener CBE payment of legacy of half residue FRCS, a past Vice-President of the College and of estate) Chairman of the Medical Commission on Accident £2000.00 The John Slater Foundation (further Prevention. The programme will consist of presenta- gift) tions on his life, including his contributions to sur- £1497.07 The late Mr J T Fullwood (legacy gery and his artistic interests. Further details from of half residue of estate) the Secretary of the College. Tickets not required. CRITERIA FOR CONSULTANT STATUS In the context of the criteria that Council re- a further period of senior registrar training in order cently revised and published in the Annals in to fulfil the stated criteria. October I974 (vol 55, p 205) it has become clear 2) Appointing authorities, if they seek to over- that in many specialties there is an increasing dearth rule the advice of College assessors on the eligibility of adequately trained applicants for vacant posts. of a particular candidate, should be wamed that In these circumstances it is very tempting for ap- the College and the Joint Committee on Higher pointment committees to wish to accept the best, Surgical Training may have to withdraw recog- or in some cases the only, applicant available, nition from training posts supervised by newly regardless of the College's criteria. appointed consultants who do not themselves meet Council wishes all Fellows, whether they serve the College's training criteria. on appointment committees as local or as College Finally, College assessors are again reminded of representatives, to be aware of the College's deter- their duty to inform the President immediately of mination not to allow standards to be eroded by any proposal to appoint a candidate who does the appointment of surgeons who have not been not, in their opinion, meet the relevant criteria, fully trained. The attention of Fellows is there- even after making such allowances as are within fore drawn to the following additional comments the discretion of the assessor. In certain circum- on the published Criteria: stances action of this sort may enable the advice i) Where appropriate, advisory appointments of the committee to be set aside. committees should be advised to require that, be- A similar situation exists in relation to consult- fore taking up his consultant post, an applicant ant appointments in anaesthetics, about which the who is acceptable in other ways should complete Dean has written to Faculty assessors. College nlews 341 COLLEGE DIARY June Monday i6 Thur3day 3 Final FDS Examiniation begins. Election to Council. Wednesday i8 DO Examination begins. Faculty of Anacsthletists Seminar. Wednesday 9 Board of Faculty of Anaesthetists (3.30 p.m.). Ceremony of Presentation of Diplomates Friday 20 (I 1.30 a.m.). Election of Fellows in Dental Surgery to the Moynihan Lecture-Sir - Board of Faculty of Dental Surgery. Oncology and surgery (3 p.m.). Mlonday 23 College Dinner (7.30 p.m.). Final Membership Examination begins. Wednesday 25 Thursday io Hunterian Trustees (4.30 p.m.). Quarterly Council. Election of President, Arnott Demonst,ration-Miss Jessie Dobson-The Vice-Presidents, and Lecturers (2 p.m.). scicntific contribution of Richard Owen Monday 14 (4.30 p-m.). DDPH and DTM&H Examinations begin. Thursday 26 Friday i8 Final FFA and Primary FDS Examinations FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY begin. ANNIVERSARY. Alonday 30 Board of Faculty of Dental Surgery ( I.3o a.m.). Norman Capener Memorial Meeting (5 p.m.). Charles Tomes Lecture-Professor D Mason- DPhysMed and DAvMcd Examinations begin. Salivary glands and disease (3 p.m.). Annual Meeting (4 p.m.). July Anniversary Dinner (7.30 p.m.). Tuesday l Thuirsday 31 DIH Examinationi begins. Ordinary Council (2 p.m.).

Notes on books

Notes on Nursing by Florence Nightin- Current Medical Diagnosis and Treat- gale, with a new introduction by Joan M E ment edited by M A Krupp and M J Quixley SRN RNT. 79 pages. Blackie, Glas- Chatton. Soft cover, I044 pages, illustrated. gow and London. £2.50. Lange Medical, Los Altos, California. The publishers are to be congratulated on under- taking this presentation of the original Notes by $13.50. Miss Nightingale. It is attractively bound ancl The editors and the contributors, mainly but not cased and Miss Quixley, of the St Thomas's exclusively drawn from the western states of the Nightingale School of Nursing, supplies a useful USA, are to bc congratulated. What a task they explanatory introduction. undertake to produce a new publication each year! Miss Nightingale's style is easy to read and her views on the care of the sick, based upon pre- Their success is indicated by the number of trans- Listerian surgical knowledge, reveal a remarkable lations available around the world. Most of the insight into their physiological and psychological references are to work published between 1970 requirements. This is not just a book for nurses and I974. Special chapters on genetics, cancer and hospital administrators-it will be a welcome chemotherapy, and disorders of immunity indicate addition to every surgeon's library. areas of future advances. Index to Volume 56

January June 1975

The first figure indicates the issue; the second figure indicates the page.

ALEXANDER-WILLIAMS, J-sCe STEINBERG, CHAVATZAS, D Cosmetic result in thyroid D M surgery 5: 270 ALLBROOK, D Transplantation and regen- Cholecystectomy and gallstone dyspepsia eration of striated muscle 6:3 I 2 (A G Johnson) 2: 69 Anaesthesia in the Yom Kippur War (J T Choledochal cysts (N A Olbourne) 1: 26 Davidson and S Cotev) 6:304 Clover Lecture Anaesthetists, Faculty of I: 49; 5: 276; 5: 278 Wylie, NV D 4: I 7I Annual Meeting of Fellows and Members 3: 155 College news I: 49; 2: I04; 3:154 Appointments of Fellows to consultant and 4: 226; 5: 276; 6:338 similar posts I: 56; 2:I09; 3:I 66; 5: 284 Consultant status, criteria for 6:340 Arnott Demonstration COTEV, S-see DAVIDSON, J T Joseph, J 4:192 Council meetings 6:338 Arris and Gale Lectures Council visits 3: 154 Allbrook, D 6: 3I2 Crohn's disease of colon, split ileostomy Kester, R C 5: 231 in treatment (E Lee) 2: 94 Arterial grafts, Dacron, late infection (D R Cysts, choledochal (N A Olboume) 1: 26 Harvey and B P Bliss) 6:334 Cytological study of mammary disease (A J BARRETT, G S-see TOMPSETT D H Webb) 4:181 Battle casualties (M A Melsom, M D DAVIDSON, J T, and COTEV, S Anaes- Farrar, and R C Volkers) 6:289 thesia in the Yom Kippur War 6:304 Belfast, military surgical team in (N A Deaths of Fellows, 1974 I: 54; 4: 227; 5:277 Boyd) I: I5 Dental Surgery, Faculty of 4:226 Bile duct, common, how should it be Dentistry, higher training 4: 226 explored? (A L G Peel, J B Bourke, DEVLIN, H B-see PEEL, A L G J Hermon-Taylor, A D W MacLean, Diary I: 57; 2: 1 10; 3:I67 4:228; 5: 284 C V Mann and H D Ritchie) 3: I24 6:34I Biliary sphincterotomy, sphincter patency Diplomates, ceremony for presentation 3: I6o and hepatic BSP uptake after (A L G Donations I: 49; 2: I04; 3:155 Peel, H B Devlin, and H D Ritchie) 6:325 4: 226; 5: 276; 6:340 BLiss, B P-see HARVEY, D R Editorial (C J C Kirk) I : I Books and films, notes on 2: 1 10; 3: I68 Erasmus Wilson Demonstrations 5: 285; 6:341 Glynn, A A 4: 212 BOURKE, J B-see PEEL, A L G Irving, M H 4: 202 BOYD, N A A military surgical team in FARRAR, M D-see MELSOM, M A Belfast I: 15 Fellow, Honorary-Dr Michael E DeBakey I: 53 British Journal of Surgery 2: II3 Gallstone dyspepsia, cholecystectomy and BROCK, LoRD Hypovolaemia and phaeo- (A G Johnson) 2: 69 chromocytoma 4: 218 Gastric secretion, intestinal phase (R C CAMERON, M Gynaecology and general Kester) 5: 231 surgery 3:115 Gifts to the College 5 278 Cardiff, new medical teaching centre (A T GLYNN, A A Immunity in acute bacterial Jones) I: 43 infections 4: 212 Index to Volume 56 345

Gynaccology and general surgery (M Lister Medal: Professor J Charnley 6: 339 Cameron) 3:115 Liver biopsy (R W Raven) 2: 89 Haemorrhage-, traumatic intraperitoneal MACLEAN, A D W-see PEEL, A L G (J K Tucker, R A Hurlow, and K K MAHAJAN, K K-see TUCKER, J K Mahajan) I: 33 Mammary disease, cytological study (A J HARVEY, D R, and BLISs, B P Late in- Webb) 4: I8I fection in Dacron arterial grafts 6: 334 MANN, C V-see PEEL, A L G Heart, museum preparations of conducting MASSELINK, B A-see STEINBERG, D M system (D H Tompsett and G S MELSOM, M A, FARRAR, M D, and VOLKERS, Barrett) 38 R C Battle casualties 6: 289 HERMON-TAYLOR, J-see PEEL, A L G Military surgical team in Belfast (N A Hernia, strangulated obturator (R E Jenner) 5: 266 Boyd) I: I5 Hip joint, movements (J Joseph) 4: 192 Moynihan Lecture Honorary Medal: N Capener 2: 105 Ong, G B : 3 Honours conferred on Fellows and Members 2: I04 Muscle, striated, transplantation and re- Hunterian Lectures generation (D Allbrook) 6: 3I2 Johnson, A G 2: 69 Museum preparations of conducting system Webb, A J 4:181 of the heart (D H Tompsett and G S HURLOWV, R A see TUCKER, J K Barrett) I: 38

Hypovolaemia and phaeochromocytoma Notices I: 58; 2: 1 I4; 3: I69 (Lord Brock) 4: 2I8 4: 229; 5: 287; 6:343 IBMS, research at, 1974 5: 246 Nutrition, intravenous (H A Lee) 2: 59 Ileostomy, split, in treatment of Crohn's Obturator hernia, strangulated (R E Jenner) 5:266 disease of colon (E Lee) 2: 94 Oesophageal carcinoma, unresectable (G B Immunity in acute bacterial infections (A A Ong) I: 3 Glynn) 4: 212 OLBOURNE, N A Choledochal cysts I: 26 In Memoriam ONG, G B Unresectable carcinoma of the Sir Zachary Cope 5: 276 oesophagus I : 3 R J McNeill Love I: 55 Ophthalmological Society of the United Infection, late, in Dacron arterial grafts Kingdom I: 52 (D R Harvey and B P Bliss) 6:334 Patients and their ills in Vicary's time Intraperitoneal haemorrhage, traumatic (F N L Poynter) 3:141 (J K Tucker, R A Hurlow, and K K PEEL, A L G, BOURKE, J B, HERMON- Mahajan) I: 33 TAYLOR, J, MACLEAN, A D W, MANN, IRVING, M H Surgical pathology of the C V, and RITCHIE, H D How should spleen 4: 202 the common bile duct be explored? 3: 124 JENNER, R E Strangulated obturator her- PEEL, A L G, DEVLIN, H B, and RITCHIE, nia 5:266 H D Sphincter patency and hepatic JOHNSON, A G Cholecystectomy and gall- BSP uptake after biliary sphincter- stone dyspepsia 2: 69 otomy 6:325 JONES, A T The new medical teaching Peptic ulceration, recurrent, assessment and centre in Cardiff I: 43 treatment (D M Steinberg, B A Masse- JOSEPH, J Movements at the hip joint 4: 192 link, and J Alexander-Williams) 3: I35 KESTER, R C The intestinal phase of gas- Phaeochromocytoma, hypovolaemia and tric secretion 5: 231 (Lord Brock) 4: 2I8 KIRK, C J C Editorial I: I PLATT, Sir HARRY Address after 88th birth- LEE, E Split ileostomy in treatment of day I: 49 Crohn's disease of colon 2: 94 Porphyria in relation to surgery and anaes- LEE, H A Intravenous nutrition 2: 59 thesia (E Sumner) 2: 8i Letters from the past I: 48; 2: 103; 3: 153 POYNTER, F N L Patients and their ills 4:255; 5:274; 6:337 in Vicary's time 3:141 Library, books and pamphlets added 2: 105 RAVEN, R W Liver biopsy 2: 89 RITCHIE, H D-see PEEL, A L G