Fonds RLHTM - District Medical Committee and Medical Divisional Committees (London Hospital/Tower Hamlets Health District)

7 linear metres

RLHTM 1968-1995 Collection (fonds) 7 linear metres
District Medical Committee and Medical Divisional Committees (London Hospital/Tower Hamlets Health District)
As a result of the "Cogwheel" reports of the late 1960s the pattern of the advisory structure of the Medical Council's Committee of Medicine and Surgery was replaced by Divisions, that of Medicine first meeting in October 1968 and that of Surgery in the following Year. Between 1969 and 1982 further divisions were created: Anaesthesia, Dentistry, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pathology and Radiography (later Medical Imaging), Scientific and Technical Services and Paramedical Services.

A further development of this process was the abolition of the Standing Committee of the London Hospital Medical Council (see collection ref. RLHLM) and its replacement in 1971 by the Final Medical Committee. This body consisted of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Medical Council and representatives of the various divisions, and acted as the official medium for the transmission of information and advice between the Tower Hamlets District Management Team (later Board) and the consultant medical and dental staff.

As was the case with the Medical Council, the advisory structure was expanded in 1974 following the 1973 NHS Reorganisation Act to include all of the District Hospitals, and as the District Medical Committee, the grouping represented local doctors and dentists, ophthalmologists etc, in both the hospital and the community services. The aim was to combining many of the functions of the present hospital medical executive conmittees with a system of general practitioner representation.

The Final Medical Committee was replaced by the Standing Committee of the Medical Council in February 1989: this was wound up in March 1995. The Divisions were replaced (excepting Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Paramedical Services) by four Strategic Planning Groups: 1. Local Acute Services, 2. Regional Services, 3. Sub-Regional Specialities and 4. Support and Diagnostic Departments.

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Originally compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Updated by Clare Button, Archivist, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. 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. June 2001, updated April 2020. Administration Health Health policy Health services Hospitals London Hospital Final Medical Committee London Hospital Medical Council Management Medical institutions Social sciences Social welfare Organisation and management

Transferred from the District Offices and Trust Offices at various dates since 1988.

Final Medical Committee/Standing Committee of the Medical Council; Division of Medicine; Division of Surgery; Division of Pathology and Radiology; Division of Pathology; Division of Radiology; Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Division of Scientific and Technical Services; Division of Anaesthetics; Division of Dentistry; Division of Medical Imaging; Division of Paramedical Services.

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Some material may be restricted. Please contact the repository in the first instance.

Copying and digitisation services are available for unrestricted material. Researchers should contact the repository in the first instance.

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English

See 'Detailed catalogue' link above.

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.

• anglais