ABSTRACT
The council of the association met on 3 January 1990 and condemned Kenneth Clarke's refusal to consider any alternative proposals to his 'reforms' and deprecated the decision to bring in a Bill as an enabling measure. The Council passed the appropriate resolution expressing grave concern at the prolonging of the dispute which was having a deleterious effect on patients. The Oxford Times, under the headline 'Minister "scared off" by demo', reported that a huge demonstration was being planned for the night of the debate in support of the ambulance workers by a pressure group called Oxfordshire Health Emergency who were confident of getting 5000 protesters. On 30 January the author met with Nigel Duncan and Pamela Taylor, the Head and Deputy Head of the British Medical Association's (BMA) Press Department. In Borehamwood at the weekend Dr. Shirley Nathan presented the local ambulance crews with a cheque for £400, which had been collected by local supporters.
