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- 1981-2005 (Creation)
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6 boxes
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Biographical history
The Ethics (or Ethical) Committee was established in 1982 to consider the ethical aspects and legal implications of matters of concern affecting the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. It has considered a wide range of issues such as abortion, assisted reproduction, sex selection, female genital mutilation, the use of fetuses for research, gene therapy, court-authorised obstetric intervention, patient consent, personal health information and critical care decisions.
Archival history
Several early catalogues were not transferred and are no longer extant.
GB 1538 RCOG/B15 1981-2005 fonds 6 boxes Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The Ethics (or Ethical) Committee was established in 1982 to consider the ethical aspects and legal implications of matters of concern affecting the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. It has considered a wide range of issues such as abortion, assisted reproduction, sex selection, female genital mutilation, the use of fetuses for research, gene therapy, court-authorised obstetric intervention, patient consent, personal health information and critical care decisions.
Several early catalogues were not transferred and are no longer extant.
Transferred to the Archives at various times by the committee secretary.
Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Ethics Committee, 1981-2005, comprising agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence; reports on specific issues.
Records are transferred by the Post-Graduate Training department and disposed of according to Disposal Agreement No 2 between the Head of Postgraduate Training and the College Archivist.
This material is no longer created as a separate series; copy minutes are now submitted to and retained with Council minutes and papers at A2.
As set out above in Scope and Content.
These records are closed because they contain information about planning and policy.
English
An alphabetical list of founder Members is available from the College Archivist. This is list has been copied from the first Annual Report 1929-1930 and there is also a copy from the fifth Annual Report 1934.
The College Archives holds card indexes of deceased and living MRCOG holders between 1929 and 1998. The indexes note the date of admission to the MRCOG
Microfilm copy minutes of the Accreditation Committee, 1981-1984, are at MR/1.
Imported from the RCOG catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Import: Oct 2008; edit: Feb 2009. Medical societies Medical sciences Medical profession Medical ethics Organizations Associations Societies Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the Archives at various times by the committee secretary.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Ethics Committee, 1981-2005, comprising agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence; reports on specific issues.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Records are transferred by the Post-Graduate Training department and disposed of according to Disposal Agreement No 2 between the Head of Postgraduate Training and the College Archivist.
Accruals
This material is no longer created as a separate series; copy minutes are now submitted to and retained with Council minutes and papers at A2.
System of arrangement
As set out above in Scope and Content.
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Conditions governing access
These records are closed because they contain information about planning and policy.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
An alphabetical list of founder Members is available from the College Archivist. This is list has been copied from the first Annual Report 1929-1930 and there is also a copy from the fifth Annual Report 1934.
The College Archives holds card indexes of deceased and living MRCOG holders between 1929 and 1998. The indexes note the date of admission to the MRCOG
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Existence and location of copies
Microfilm copy minutes of the Accreditation Committee, 1981-1984, are at MR/1.
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Rules and/or conventions used
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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- English