Manpower is accorded just two thirds of a page in Leading for Health: a BMA Agenda for Health,' yet its importance in the overall strategy of health care provision cannot be overemphasised. Many of the other issues discussed in the document have manpower consequences, not only for doctors but also for nurses, other professional groups, and ancillary staff. The NHS is the largest employer in Europe and some 70% of its budget is spent on salaries and wages. For these reasons alone manpower demands serious consideration by anyone intent on drawing up a blueprint for a health service in the year 2000.
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