LHB14 Royal Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals Board of Management

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 LHB14
Title: Royal Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals Board of Management

Administrative Dates:  1948-1974
Dates of Creation of Material: c1947-1977
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 0.75 shelf metre: bound volumes, papers


Name of creator(s): Royal Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals Board of Management
Administrative History: Formed in 1948 under the supervision of the South Eastern Regional Hospital Board. Operated until the reorganisation of the NHS in 1974.
Archival History: Records held within the National Health Service prior to transfer
Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Royal Edinburgh Hospital


Scope and Content: Board of Management minutes 1948-1977; agenda books 1948-1970; House Committee minute books 1948-1950; Management Group Consultative Committee minutes 1951-1953; Joint Consultative Staffs Committee minutes 1959-1967; Executive Group minutes, 1972-1976; structure and membership of Board of Management and committees 1954-1974; staff newsletter 1968-1971; administration files 1948-1956
Accruals: No further accessions 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).
Conditions Governing Reproduction: Reproduction is subject to closure periods and physical condition
Language/Scripts of Material: English

Related Units of Description:
Lothian Health Board (LHB37)
South Eastern Regional Hospital Board (LHB38)

Archivists' Notes: Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
Rules or Conventions: Description based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description International Council on Archives (2nd edition), 2000
Date(s) of Description: May 2000; updated August 2002, June 2007, January 2011