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National Health Service Health Advisory Service: Reports and Papers
Catalogue reference: BN 37
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BN 37
Reports and papers relating to all aspects of the National Health Service Hospital Advisory Service (from 1976 the National Health Service Health Advisory Service).
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BN 37
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Health Service Health Advisory Service: Reports and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1970-1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports and papers relating to all aspects of the National Health Service Hospital Advisory Service (from 1976 the National Health Service Health Advisory Service).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the records of National Health Service hospitals in CF
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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- National Health Service Health Advisory Service, 1976-1988
- National Health Service Hospital Advisory Service, 1969-1975
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 123 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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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- Topics
- National Health Service
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing.
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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 National Health Service Health Advisory Service originated as the NHS Hospital Advisory Service and was set up in 1969. It was an independent body reporting directly to the Secretary of State for Social Services concerning hospitals in England, and to the Secretary of State for Wales concerning hospitals in Wales. It was formally announced in DHSS circular HM(69)59 and an Initial Plan of Operation was issued with HM(70)17.
The intention was to help hospitals improve the management of patient care (excluding matters of individual clinical judgement) by offering constructive criticism and propagating good practice and new ideas, and to advise the secretaries of state about hospital conditions. To this end it sent teams of experts to look at the range of services offered by individual hospitals, and the extent to which they conformed to accepted standards. It did not investigate individual complaints.
In 1976 its functions were extended to include community health services, at which time its title was changed to the NHS Health Advisory Service.
The service was independent of the Department of Health and Social Security. The Director reported directly to the Secretary of State and he was free to comment on all aspects of the organisation of the National Health Service.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2970/
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