586 BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 23 MARCH 1974 D. Stevenson, Secretary of the B.M.A., daily until 26 April in the Claire Wand ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF said: "This will be the much needed break- Gallery of B.M.A. House. ENGLAND The exhibition At an ordinary meeting of the council held on 14 through for disenchanted consultants. Hos- was opened on 7 March by Sir Ronald March, with Mr. Rodney Smith, president, in the Br Med J: first published as 10.1136/bmj.1.5907.586-a on 23 March 1974. Downloaded from pital staffs know that the British Medical Tunbridge who presented the special awards chair, the Clement Price Thomas award for 1974 was made to Mr. R. H. R. Belsey, of Bristol, in Association has for some time been pressing for different classes of work. recognition of his outstanding services to the under- for a complete reappraisal of the consultants' standing and treatment of thoracic disease. The unopposed return of Dr. J. F. Nunn to the contract by setting up a working party for Board of Faculty of Anaesthetists for an eight-year this purpose. We welcome the fact that the COMING EVENTS period, commencing in March 1974, was noted. Sir Terence Ward was appointed the McIndoe Government has recognized the strength of lecturer for 1974. our argument and we look forward to co- British Thoracic and Associa- A Hallett prize was awarded to Dr. R. H. L. tion.- Spring meeting, 28-30 March, Cirencester, Down, of Luton, and Hancock prizes were awarded operating to the full. jointly with Thoracic Society of Wales and West to Dr. P. Jenkins, of London, Dr. M. I. Levene, "We know that the working party will Country Chest Society. Details from the of London, Dr. N. P. Silverton, of Leeds, and secretary, Dr. P. D. Lumnb, of London. also be looking at private practice in the B.T.T.A., 50 Portland Place, London WIN 3AJ. The forty-fourth and forty-fifth MacLoghlin National Health Service and we shall put (Tel. 01-636 3810.) scholarFhips were awarded to Mr. D. A. Parker, of the on Blair Bell Research Society.-Annual general Oldbury, and Mr. C. L. Gwinnutt, of Derby, B.M.A.'s views the important contri- meeting, followed by scientific meeting, 1 April, respectively. bution private medicine makes to the 2 p.m., Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynae- F.F.A.R.C.S.-Janet E. Goold, I. K. Stanley- N.H.S." cologists. Jones, V. Kanagasabai, G. G. W. Grayling, Programme includes Duphar lecture by W. 0. H. Thomas, I. P. Hine, D. L. Leaming, Professor D. Poswillo, "New Concepts in Develop- R. J. Palmer, T. G. C. Smith, D. J. Wright, mental Pathology." Details from the honorary Dorothy P. Walton, D. C. Laidlow, Valerie K. secretary, Dr. I. R. McFadyen, Northwick Park Hill, R. P. H. Dunnill, Christine Bailey, Jasmine G. Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middx. Davies, R. C. Desborough, A. D. Logan, T. R. Williams, A. R. Pook, Z. Zych, Joan A. Whelan, MEDICAL NEWS M.R.C.Psych. and D.P.M. Revision Gwenda N. Elliott, S. F. Rizk, M. T. Bryant, Courses.-3-10 April, Survey University. Details B. D. Dachlian, A. Hussain, M. Ihsanullah, A. A. from the organizing secretary, Mrs, 0. L. Wellden, Olivelle, Govinda