LHB54  Lothian Area Medical Committee and Lothian Local Medical Committee

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 LHB54

Title: Lothian Area Medical Committee and Lothian Local Medical Committee

Administrative Dates: 1973-c1989

Dates of Creation of Material: 1973-1990

Level of Description: Fonds

Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 1 shelf metre; papers

Name of creator(s):  Lothian Area Medical Committee and Lothian Local Medical Committee

Administrative history: In 1974 a new Lothian Area Medical Committee (LAMC) was created to replace the old Executive Council and Local Medical Committee system.  It had sub-committees including a General Practitioners Sub-Committee (GPSC) and a Hospital Services Sub-Committee. Lothian Local Medical Committee (LLMC) took the place of the existing local medical committee for the Lothians and Peebles, with office-bearers from the General Practitioners Sub-Committee taking the same posts within the Lothian Local Medical Committee. The link between these two committees was sufficiently close that they shared an AGM and a lot of the papers cannot be easily divided between the two committees.

Archival History: Records held within the National Health Service prior to transfer

Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Acc 96/20a, Acc 01/28

Scope and Content: minutes and agenda papers, 1973-1989; annual reports, 1975-1983; constitution and membership, 1974-1988; correspondence, 1973-1990

Accruals: No further accruals are expected.

System of Arrangement: Chronological within Record Class

Conditions Governing Access: Public access to these records is governed by UK data protection legislation, the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, and the current Scottish Government Records Management: NHS Code of Practice (Scotland).

Language/Scripts of Material: English

Related Units of Description:

Edinburgh Local Medical Committee (LHB26)

Archivists’ Notes: Compiled by Alison Scott

Rules or Conventions: Description based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description International Council on Archives (2nd edition), 2000

Date(s) of Description: April 2010; updated July 2010