Series
Department of Health and Social Security: Medical Policy
Catalogue reference: BN 141
What's it about?
BN 141
Medical policy formulation; consultation with medical experts and advice from Board of Doctors.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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BN 141
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Health and Social Security: Medical Policy
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Date (When the record was created)
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1982-2010
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Description (What the record is about)
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Medical policy formulation; consultation with medical experts and advice from Board of Doctors.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The series is arranged by file reference order.
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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)
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File Office 464, MKA, MKB, MKC, MKD, MKE, MKF
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for Work and Pensions, 2001-2001
- Department of Health and Social Security, Medical Policy Group, 1968-1988
- Department of Social Security, 1988-2001
- Department of Social Security, Corporate Medical Group, 1988-2001
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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211 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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 2010 Department for Work and Pensions
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The Department for Work and Pensions became custodians of the series in 2001 when it replaced the Department of Social Security, 1988-2001. The series was previously held by the Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1978-1993
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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This series meets TNA's Acquisition Policy theme 2.2.1.5 Formulation and delivery of social policies, documenting the Supplementary Benefits Division and policies regarding means tested benefits. The selection and destruction is in line with OSP 5 The Administration of Social Security 1979-1991.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Originally known as the Corporate Medical Group, it became the Benefit Agency Medical Services (BAMS) in 1988. It was returned to the Corporate Medical Group in 2000. From 2006 this work has formed part of the Central and Shared Services (Work, Welfare and Equality) Group.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16512/
Catalogue hierarchy
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Within the department: BN
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Department of Health and Social Security: Medical Policy