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Possible initiatives for getting mentally handicapped children out of long stay hospitals:...
Catalogue reference: MH 154/1181
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This record is about the Possible initiatives for getting mentally handicapped children out of long stay hospitals:... dating from 1980 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Local Authority.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 154/1181
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1980 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Possible initiatives for getting mentally handicapped children out of long stay hospitals: submission to Ministers
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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)
- D/C114/8 VOL B
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Welfare
- Children
- Disability
- Hospitals
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11214034/
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MH 154
Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Local Authority...
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