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Inquiry into the management of care of children receiving complex heart surgery at...
Catalogue reference: JA 11
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JA 11
This series contains records of the Inquiry into the management of care of children receiving complex heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, originally held in JA 4. These records were transferred to this series as part of the programme of...
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- JA 11
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Title (The name of the record)
- Inquiry into the management of care of children receiving complex heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary: records: Digital Records formerly in JA 4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1998-2009
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Inquiry into the management of care of children receiving complex heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, originally held in JA 4.
These records were transferred to this series as part of the programme of migration of digital records at The National Archives in March 2008 and were presented via Electronic Records Online until 2014.
The records include the interim report, transcripts of hearings, submitted evidence, minutes of meetings and final report. Much of the material has been created in electronic format, or has been scanned into electronic format, and is available as a website.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For versions or 'snapshots' of the website archived regularly as part of The National Archives' website collection policy, please see: JA 47
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- JA 4
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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)
- Inquiry into the management of care of children receiving complex heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, 1998-2001
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 electronic document(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Only available for consultation week days 9am to 5pm
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 2003 Department of Health
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Core records of the Inquiry were selected
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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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The Inquiry into the management of care of children receiving complex heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary was set up following an announcement by the Secretary of State for Health in the House of Commons on 18 June 1998. The Inquiry panel, consisting of a chairman and three members, was chaired by Professor Ian Kennedy. Secretariat services for the Inquiry were provided by the Department of Health.
The final report of the inquiry was presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health in July 2001.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16577/
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