GB 0100 KCLCA 1996/KFLE - Living Wills Project

3.5 boxes

GB 0100 KCLCA 1996/KFLE 1985-1992 Sub-fonds of King's College London Archives 3.5 boxes King's College London Centre for Medical Law and Ethics
The Centre for Medical Law and Ethics, part of the School of Law, was opened in 1978 to undertake research, organise teaching and publish papers concerning issues in medicine involving law and ethics. It draws on the expertise of staff in numerous schools and departments including medicine and theology and offers undergraduate course units and an MA and Diploma programme. The Living Wills Working Party was set up between the Centre and the charity, Age Concern, in 1985, as an early exercise in methodological appraisal of the subject and comprised a forerunner to the Living Wills Project run by the Centre and the AIDS charity, the Terrence Higgins Trust, to measure and evaluate the demand for advanced legal directives and powers of attorney pertaining to medical treatment of terminally or chronically-ill patients.

Centre for Medical Law and Ethics.

The records of the Living Wills Working Group and Living Wills Project at King's College London consist of correspondence and completed survey questionnaires, 1985-1992. These include correspondence concerning the Living Wills Working Party set up by the Centre and the charity, Age Concern, 1985-1989; correspondence and completed questionnaires of a survey of patients, doctors and nurses to assess the needs of HIV sufferers as part of the Living Wills Project run by the Centre in association with the Terrence Higgins Trust, 1991-1992.

Boxed in order of accession.

Administrative records are generally closed for 30 years. Records relating to individuals are subject to the Data Protection Act, and are closed for 80 years from the last date in the file. They may be consulted by Centre for Medical Law and Ethics staff with permission from the Head of Department.

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English

King's College London Archives: Records of the Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) Project run by the Centre (Ref: 1996/KFLE).

Sources: College prospectuses. Entry compiled by Geoff Browell. Compiled in compliance with 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. August 2001 Administration of justice Age Concern Bacteriology Civil law Field work HIV King's College London , Centre for Medical Law and Ethics King's College London , Living Wills Working Party Legal procedure Medical ethics Medical profession Medical sciences Microbiology Microorganisms Probate Questionnaires Research methods Research work Surgery Terrence Higgins Trust Viruses Legal systems Law

Centre for Medical Law and Ethics.

The records of the Living Wills Working Group and Living Wills Project at King's College London consist of correspondence and completed survey questionnaires, 1985-1992. These include correspondence concerning the Living Wills Working Party set up by the Centre and the charity, Age Concern, 1985-1989; correspondence and completed questionnaires of a survey of patients, doctors and nurses to assess the needs of HIV sufferers as part of the Living Wills Project run by the Centre in association with the Terrence Higgins Trust, 1991-1992.

Boxed in order of accession.

Administrative records are generally closed for 30 years. Records relating to individuals are subject to the Data Protection Act, and are closed for 80 years from the last date in the file. They may be consulted by Centre for Medical Law and Ethics staff with permission from the Head of Department.

Not available

• English

• Latin

English

King's College London Archives: Records of the Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) Project run by the Centre (Ref: 1996/KFLE).

Compiled in compliance with 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.

• English