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- 1985-1998 (Creation)
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2 boxes, 2 volumes
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The Committee was established in 1987. It consisted of representatives from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and one representative from each of the three Defence Societies; the Medical Protection Society, the Medical Defence Union and the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland, plus a senior solicitor and an observer from the DHSS. Its remit was to advise the RCOG Council of the RCOG and the Defence Societies on medico-legal matters as they related to obstetrics and gynaecology. The Committee's secretariat was based at the RCOG. The Committee was disbanded in 1998.
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GB 1538 C14 1985-1998 Series of Joint committees and working parties of the RCOG 2 boxes, 2 volumes Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The Committee was established in 1987. It consisted of representatives from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and one representative from each of the three Defence Societies; the Medical Protection Society, the Medical Defence Union and the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland, plus a senior solicitor and an observer from the DHSS. Its remit was to advise the RCOG Council of the RCOG and the Defence Societies on medico-legal matters as they related to obstetrics and gynaecology. The Committee's secretariat was based at the RCOG. The Committee was disbanded in 1998.
The records were maintained by the College's Committee Secretary and transferred at regular intervals to the Archives.
Records of the Joint Medico-Legal Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Medical Defence Societies, 1985-1998, comprising correspondence files of the Committee, papers on the background to its establishment, some minutes of meetings and publications, including How to Avoid Medico-Legal Problems in Obstetrics and Gynaecology; edited by G Chamberlain & C Orr, 1990.
No further accruals are expected.
Arranged in files as given in scope and content.
Open 20 years after last date on file, other than papers marked confidential which are closed for 75 years.
Copyright is vested in the College.
English.
A key to the 1991 correspondence is at the front of the relevant file (C14/1/5). A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.
RCOG Archives holds Presidents' papers relating to the Committee, 1988-1994, (Ref: A4/21/140 and A4/25/153) and files on litigation generally, 1984-1992 (Ref: A4/25/136-138); the Honorary Secretary's papers concerning litigation, 1987-1990 (Ref: A7/6/5); joint meetings of the RCOG and medical defence societies between 1986 and 1989 on how to avoid legal problems in obstetrics and gynaecology (Refs: E4/49, E4/58, E4/114 and E4/130).
Compiled by Clare Cowling, Archivist, RCOG. National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000. September 2000; February 2002 Gynaecology Law Legal systems Legal theory Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland Medical Defence Union Medical Protection Society Medical sciences Obstetrics Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Medical Defence Societies , Joint Medico-Legal Committee Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Surgery
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The records were maintained by the College's Committee Secretary and transferred at regular intervals to the Archives.
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Records of the Joint Medico-Legal Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Medical Defence Societies, 1985-1998, comprising correspondence files of the Committee, papers on the background to its establishment, some minutes of meetings and publications, including How to Avoid Medico-Legal Problems in Obstetrics and Gynaecology; edited by G Chamberlain & C Orr, 1990.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Arranged in files as given in scope and content.
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Open 20 years after last date on file, other than papers marked confidential which are closed for 75 years.
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Copyright is vested in the College.
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- English
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- Latin
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English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
RCOG Archives holds Presidents' papers relating to the Committee, 1988-1994, (Ref: A4/21/140 and A4/25/153) and files on litigation generally, 1984-1992 (Ref: A4/25/136-138); the Honorary Secretary's papers concerning litigation, 1987-1990 (Ref: A7/6/5); joint meetings of the RCOG and medical defence societies between 1986 and 1989 on how to avoid legal problems in obstetrics and gynaecology (Refs: E4/49, E4/58, E4/114 and E4/130).
Finding aids
A key to the 1991 correspondence is at the front of the relevant file (C14/1/5). A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.
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National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000.
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- English