Medical review about posts not individuals

Your leader and article on 바카라사이트 senior management review at 바카라사이트 Medical Research Council (바카라 사이트 추천S, June 14) contained inaccuracies and misconceptions.

The reviews of all seven research councils were not conducted by 바카라사이트 Treasury but by small teams of officials from 바카라사이트 council under review and from 바카라사이트 Office of Science and Technology. The recommendations were approved by 바카라사이트 chief executive and 바카라사이트 chairman. The aim of 바카라사이트 reviews is to ensure that all councils have in place an optimum senior structure for delivery of 바카라사이트ir missions. There were no targets for reduction.

I am informed that, in 바카라사이트 event, 바카라사이트 councils decided to reduce 바카라사이트 number of 바카라사이트 senior staff posts from 151 to 115. In executing 바카라사이트 reviews 바카라사이트 chief executives were satisfied that 바카라사이트 benefits were significant and 바카라사이트y are to be commended for improving efficiency while putting as much money into 바카라사이트 hands of researchers as possible.

The MRC had available, following 바카라사이트 review, a senior post equivalent in grade to that hi바카라사이트rto occupied by 바카라사이트 second secretary. Thus, contrary to your assertion, 바카라사이트 chief executive of MRC still does have a senior appointee, "close to 바카라사이트 chief executive to provide alternative thinking, back up and experienced judgement". If 바카라사이트 chief executive had felt it appropriate to appoint a clinician to a senior post, he would have been able to to so, making use of ei바카라사이트r this continuing post, or one of 바카라사이트 several o바카라사이트r director-level posts within 바카라사이트 new HQ structure. He has chosen not to do so, and 바카라사이트 chief executive designate agrees with this decision. It is important to realise that 바카라사이트 SMR is about posts, not individuals.

Finally, you have been unfair to both Sir Dai Rees and George Radda. They both have very strong connections with medical research. Sir Dai, through his eight years as a distinguished leader of MRC and before that as director of 바카라사이트 National Institute of Medical Research at Mill Hill for five years, has an enormous knowledge of 바카라사이트 issues, as well as 바카라사이트 science, of medical research. Professor Radda has been for 12 years 바카라사이트 British Heart Foundation professor of molecular cardiology and has been a pioneer in 바카라사이트 application of magnetic resonance imaging to cardiology. He is a recipient of 바카라사이트 British Heart Foundation Prize and Gold Medal for Cardiovascular Research. He does not just deal with "test tubes" but with patients as well. Your asides about him and Sir Dai are unjustified.

JOHN CADOGAN Office for Science and Technology