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Summoning
of medical
aid

Doctors'
fees
The following statement shows the number of claims received from doctors in
respect of medical aid provided by them under the Midwives Act and the total amount
of fees paid by the Council. The introduction in 1948 of the maternity medical services
has had a bearing on the number of claims received, which have shown an expected
decline. A few cases have occurred where, as a result of checks made of claims submitted
to the Council against payments made by the London Executive Council, duplicate
payments have been disclosed, and action has been taken to recover any fees wrongfully
claimed. The effect of the introduction under the National Health Service Act, 1946,
of the general medical services and the maternity medical services has been to restrict
the period for which attention is given under the Midwives Acts to the period of
14 days after the confinement, as medical attention after this period is now provided
by the family doctor as part of the general medical services. The only exception to this
is when a doctor who is neither the family doctor nor the booked doctor is called in
by a midwife for an emergency between the 15th and 28th day after confinement.
Number of claims received from medical practitioners and amount offees paid under the Medical
Practitioners (Fees) Regulations