Series
Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospital Construction,...
Catalogue reference: MH 166
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MH 166
This series contains files from File Office J which dealt with all aspects of research, management, and development of hospital building programmes. It includes a substantial body of papers concerning the reorganisation of the National Health...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 166
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospital Construction, Registered Files (File Office J Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1953-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files from File Office J which dealt with all aspects of research, management, and development of hospital building programmes. It includes a substantial body of papers concerning the reorganisation of the National Health Service in 1974, as well as Harness project working papers on hospital planning, design and construction, and 'Best Buy' building assessments. Other files relate to the acquisition and lease of land and property for hospital building development.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- File Office J series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
- Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1596 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1999 Department of Health
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Transferred to the Department of Health in 1988.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1963-1976
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11004/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MH
Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Health and successors, Local Government...
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Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospital Construction, Registered Files (File Office J Series)