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- 1948-1985 (Creation)
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14 boxes
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The Joint Committee of the Royal Medical Colleges, the Royal Scottish Corporations, and the Central Consultants and Specialists Committee of the British Medical Association was established in 1948 in order to provide a body which could speak for consultants, particularly in the impending negotiations with the government on matters arising out of the National Health Service Acts and the report of the Spens Committee on the Remuneration of Consultants and Specialists. In 1952 the Committee was renamed the Joint Consultants Committee and continued to provide a common voice on issues relating to hospital consultants.
Archival history
Report was transferred to the College Archives in 2002 by the Clinical Governance and Standards Department.
GB 1538 RCOG/C3 1948-1985 fonds 14 boxes Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The Joint Committee of the Royal Medical Colleges, the Royal Scottish Corporations, and the Central Consultants and Specialists Committee of the British Medical Association was established in 1948 in order to provide a body which could speak for consultants, particularly in the impending negotiations with the government on matters arising out of the National Health Service Acts and the report of the Spens Committee on the Remuneration of Consultants and Specialists. In 1952 the Committee was renamed the Joint Consultants Committee and continued to provide a common voice on issues relating to hospital consultants.
Report was transferred to the College Archives in 2002 by the Clinical Governance and Standards Department.
Transferred by the Committee Secretary.
Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Joint Consultants Committee, 1948-1985, comprising correspondence and papers relating to a range of issues discussed by the Committee, 1955-1985, including staffing, remuneration and administrative structures; minutes of meetings, 1948-1958.
In 1999 a Disposal Agreement (DA/5) was made between the Administration Department and the College Archives to destroy unsuccessful applications.
No further accruals are expected.
As set out above in Scope and Content.
Open, although restrictions apply for items containing personal information.
English
RCOG/B3/2 have been indexed and the names of successful candidates will be found in the Index to the Guide to the College Archives.
A microfilm copy of a minute book of the Committee between 1953-1958 is at MR/2.
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. British Medical Association Medical sciences Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred by the Committee Secretary.
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Scope and content
Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Joint Consultants Committee, 1948-1985, comprising correspondence and papers relating to a range of issues discussed by the Committee, 1955-1985, including staffing, remuneration and administrative structures; minutes of meetings, 1948-1958.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
In 1999 a Disposal Agreement (DA/5) was made between the Administration Department and the College Archives to destroy unsuccessful applications.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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As set out above in Scope and Content.
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Open, although restrictions apply for items containing personal information.
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- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Finding aids
RCOG/B3/2 have been indexed and the names of successful candidates will be found in the Index to the Guide to the College Archives.
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A microfilm copy of a minute book of the Committee between 1953-1958 is at MR/2.
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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