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WORTHING DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY

Catalogue reference: HW

What’s it about?

This record is about the WORTHING DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY dating from 1947-1982.

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Full description and record details

Reference

HW

Title

WORTHING DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY

Date

1947-1982

Description

This catalogue includes records of the Worthing Group Hospital Management Committee and its successor, Worthing District Health Authority.

Held by
West Sussex Record Office
Language

English

Creator(s)
<corpname>Worthing District Health Authority</corpname>
Physical description

c 103 files and volumes

Access conditions

Patient records are closed for 100 years and administrative records for 30 years

Immediate source of acquisition

Deposited by Worthing District Authority in January 1983 (Acc. 5815).

Administrative / biographical background

The Worthing Group Hospital Management Committee came into being on 5 July 1948 as a result of the National Health Service Act. The Management Committee administered a group of hospitals consisting of: Arundel and District Hospital; Littlehampton and District Hospital; Southlands Hospital, Shoreham-by-Sea; Worthing Hospital; Swandean Issolation Hospital, Zachary Merton Maternity Hospital, Rustington; Sun Hill Convalescent Home, High Salvington; Millfield Convalescent Hospital, Rustington and The Children's Heart Home, Lancing (Hospital Year Book 1945 and 1968, HW 2/1/1).

Under reorganisation of the National Health Service which came into effect on 1 April 1974 the Worthing Group Hospital Management Committee was replaced by Worthing District Health Authority which administered an area consisting of the following civil parishes: Amberley, Angmering, Ashington, Ashurst, Upper Beeding, Bramber, Burpham, West Chiltington, Clapham, Coldwaltham, Coombes, Ferring, Findon, Henfield, Kingston, Lancing, Littlehampton, Lyminster, Parham, Patching, Poling, Preston, Pulborough, Rustington, Shermanbury, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sompting, Southwick, Steyning, Storrington, Sullington, Thakeham, Warningcamp, Washington, Wiston, Woodmancote, Worthing.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/cc88057f-c19e-4974-9b39-7b25f7193895/

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