LHB26 Edinburgh Local Medical Committee

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 LHB26
Title: Edinburgh Local Medical Committee
Dates of Creation of Material: 1946-1984
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 2.5 shelf metres: papers


Name of creator(s):
Edinburgh Local Medical Committee
Administrative History: In 1948 Executive Councils replaced old Insurance Committees under the 1947 National Health Service Act. Local Medical Committees represented the interests of GPs. The City of Edinburgh had its own Executive Council and its own local medical committee. The members of Edinburgh Local Medical Committee (ELMC) were elected at a meeting of Edinburgh doctors on 11th June 1947, and the first ELMC meeting was held on 19th June 1947. Seven members of ELMC were elected at this first meeting to make up part of the membership of the Executive Council, as instructed in the Act.
Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Dr Jacqueline McDonald, GP Sub-Committee of Lothian Area Medical Committee, October 1996


Scope and Content:
Edinburgh Local Medical Committee 1947-1975; related papers 1946-1984
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 Area Medical Committee and Lothian Local Medical Committee (LHB54)
Primary Care Division, Lothian Health Board (LHB24)

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: December 2003; updated August 2009, July 2010