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Our two oldest members................................................................................................................................ 9 Wednesday 13th June 1917, a very important date ........................................................... 11
From the First World War to the Second, NHS drives business
but price pressures appear ....................................................................................................................... 16
Worker bene ts, fun at the Trocadero and a threat from Pakistan............................ 17 A big change with a new name ............................................................................................................. 20 Centralised buying, standards work and a court ruling...................................................... 22 A letter from a Surgeon.................................................................................................................................24 Relative stability, materials in short supply, dumping issues
and competition from imports.................................................................................................................. 26 Training scheme, strong messages, a new Section and a BSTA tie! .................... 28
Parliamentary advances, special projects, expedition funding
and quali cation issues ................................................................................................................................. 32
Mail Order worries, powerchair proposal, Code comments.......................................... 36 A battle lost, Bar-Coding appears........................................................................................................ 38
Communications advance, a recent move and the rst
Parliamentary Advisor ..................................................................................................................................... 42
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