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Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospitals, Registered...

Catalogue reference: MH 160

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MH 160

This series contains files from File Office H, which dealt with hospital projects and planning, including the hospital building programme, and hospital grouping. Other topics covered include hospital audit and management, infection control in...

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MH 160

Title
Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospitals, Registered Files (File Office H Series)
Date

1948-1994

Description

This series contains files from File Office H, which dealt with hospital projects and planning, including the hospital building programme, and hospital grouping. Other topics covered include hospital audit and management, infection control in hospitals, research and development of pathology services, hospital dental services, hospital maternity services, psychiatric hospital services, medical and clinical research, the provision of cancer treatment, haemolytic disease, radiation and radiotherapy, the reorganisation of the National Health Service, and visits by the secretary of state and senior staff to hospitals and hospital authorities.

Also includes minutes and papers of the Committee on Hospital Scientific and Technical Services (Zuckerman Committee), the Advisory Committee on the Use of Foetuses and Foetal Material for Research (Peel Committee), the Advisory Committee on Hospital Medical Records, and the Central Health Services Council. Other files relate to the establishment of the ombudsman under the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration Act, 1967.

Related material

For further file office H files concerning the Central Health Services Council and its committees see MH 133 MH 163

Earlier minutes of Regional Medical Officers meeting are in:

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

File Office H series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
  • Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
Physical description

1563 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1996 Department of Health

Accruals

Series is accruing

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10998/

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Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospitals, Registered Files (File Office H Series)