GD1/143, Judy Greenwood, Consultant Psychiatrist, c.1982-1997

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 GD1/143

Title: Judy Greenwood

Dates of Creation of Material: c.1982-1997

Level of Description: Fonds

Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 1 box, paper

 

Name of creator(s): Judy Greenwood

Administrative history: Dr. Greenwood became a general practitioner (GP) in London and Oxford from 1962 to 1974, and moved to Edinburgh in 1976. She was appointed a fellow in commuiity psychiatry (at senior registrar grade) based in Craigmillar in 1979. Dr.Greenwood volunteered to be the medical consultant legally required to be present at needle exchanges in Leith Hospital outpatient department at the height of the HIV crisis in Edinburgh in the 1980s. Although needle exchange allowed HIV to decrease, Greenwood began to realise that exchanges were not enough to limit the spread of the virus. As a result, she was appointed as a Drug Consultant in 1988, founding the Local AIDS Group with a group of Muirhouse-based GPs in the same year. Dr Greenwood was also on the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs in 1993. She retired in 1997.

Archival History: Custody of Judy Greenwood prior to transfer to LHSA.

Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Donated to LHSA by Judy Greenwood in 2015.

 

Scope and Content:. Draft chapter, titled "Judy G. Reminiscences", for an unpublished book, AIDS capital of Europe. It was intended that medical professionals across Edinburgh would each contribute a chapter to this edited history of the evolution of HIV treatment and care in the city. Also includes a five-page typed report describing the amenities of the Craigmillar Day Centre.

Appraisal, Destruction and Scheduling Information: Appraised.

Accruals: Please note that LHSA has received a small additional donation to this collection, which will be incorporated into this collection.

 

Conditions Governing Access: Open to public access.

Conditions Governing Reproduction: Reproduction is subject to permission from LHSA Archivist.

Language/Scripts of Material: English

Finding Aids: Item level catalogue is available on collections management system. ArchivesSpace (link from LHSA website is available).

 

 

DESCRIPTION CONTROL

Archivists’ Notes: Description compiled by Carmen Hesketh, 2017. Revised by Louise Williams, 2020.

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

Date(s) of Description: 2017; 2020