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WORTHING DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY
Catalogue reference: HW
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This record is about the WORTHING DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY dating from 1947-1982.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HW
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Title (The name of the record)
- WORTHING DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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This catalogue includes records of the Worthing Group Hospital Management Committee and its successor, Worthing District Health Authority.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- West Sussex Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Worthing District Health Authority</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- c 103 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Patient records are closed for 100 years and administrative records for 30 years
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited by Worthing District Authority in January 1983 (Acc. 5815).
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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 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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/cc88057f-c19e-4974-9b39-7b25f7193895/
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WORTHING DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY