title: A tribute to.
abstract: BRIAN SALMON was chairman of the Lyons Catering Company and one of the first businessmen to display an interest in the planning and delivery of a nationalised health service. As well as chairing the influential committee on nursing management, he was also chairman of Camden and Islington Area Health Authority between 1974 and 1977 and a supporter of nursing in general. His sad death earlier this year prompts a reevaluation of the legacy of the Salmon report, something that is already long overdue given the re-emergence under this government of many of the issues that the report considered.
authors.affiliation: Nursing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield.
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Whyte