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- 1733-1998 (Creation)
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17.27 linear metres
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Biographical history
Saint George's Hospital Teaching Group was formed in 1948 following the establishment of the National Health Service (NHS). Originally, the group included Saint George's Hospital, Atkinson Morley Hospital, Royal Dental Hospital, Victoria Hospital for Children, Broadstairs Convalescent Home and Princess Beatrice Hospital. However, Broadstairs Convalescent Home and Princess Beatrice Hospital were quickly transferred to alternative administrative bodies. In 1949, it was decided that Saint George's Hospital would be rebuilt on the Grove Fever Hospital and the Fountain Hospital sites in Tooting. The Grove Fever Hospital was designated to Saint George's Hospital in 1953 and building on the new hospital began in 1973.
Following the reorganisation of the NHS in 1974, Saint George's Hospital Teaching Group was disbanded. Saint George's Hospital passed to the Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority and was to be directly managed by a District Management Team. The District also included Atkinson Morley Hospital, South London Hospital for Women, Weir Hospital, Saint Benedict's Hospital, Birchlands, Springfield Hospital, Saint James' Hospital, Bolingbroke Hospital, and the Springfield Annex in Kingston.
In 1982, Saint George's was brought under the control of the Wandsworth Health Authority. Shortly after, Weir Hospital, South London Hospital for Women, Saint Benedict's Hospital and Springfield Annex were closed. Birchlands was amalgamated with the Hospital for Aged Jews, and Saint James Hospital in Balham closed in 1988 when the Saint James' Wing at Saint George's Hospital opened.
In 1993, Saint George's Hospital, Atkinson Morley Hospital and Bolingbroke Hospital became part of the Saint George's Healthcare NHS Trust. Bolingbroke Hospital closed in 2008 and its services transferred to Saint John's Therapy Centre, Battersea. Atkinson Morley Hospital's neurology services were relocated to Saint George's, Tooting in 2003, however the Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre remained in Wimbledon. In 2010, Saint George's Healthcare NHS Trust merged with Community Services Wandsworth. In 2011, the trust ran Saint George's Hospital, Tooting; Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre; and range of services at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton. It also provided community services from Saint John's Therapy Centre, Wandsworth Prison, Dawes House intermediate care unit, health centres and clinics, schools and nurseries and patients' homes.
For histories of each hospital, please see individual entries in the catalogue.
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H68 1733-1998 Collection 17.27 linear metres Atkinson Morley Hospital , Wimbledon
Bolingbroke Hospital , Battersea
Grove Fever Hospital x Grove Hospital , Tooting
St George's Hospital , London
Victoria Hospital for Children , Chelsea x South Western Hospital for Children
Saint George's Hospital Teaching Group was formed in 1948 following the establishment of the National Health Service (NHS). Originally, the group included Saint George's Hospital, Atkinson Morley Hospital, Royal Dental Hospital, Victoria Hospital for Children, Broadstairs Convalescent Home and Princess Beatrice Hospital. However, Broadstairs Convalescent Home and Princess Beatrice Hospital were quickly transferred to alternative administrative bodies. In 1949, it was decided that Saint George's Hospital would be rebuilt on the Grove Fever Hospital and the Fountain Hospital sites in Tooting. The Grove Fever Hospital was designated to Saint George's Hospital in 1953 and building on the new hospital began in 1973.
Following the reorganisation of the NHS in 1974, Saint George's Hospital Teaching Group was disbanded. Saint George's Hospital passed to the Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority and was to be directly managed by a District Management Team. The District also included Atkinson Morley Hospital, South London Hospital for Women, Weir Hospital, Saint Benedict's Hospital, Birchlands, Springfield Hospital, Saint James' Hospital, Bolingbroke Hospital, and the Springfield Annex in Kingston.
In 1982, Saint George's was brought under the control of the Wandsworth Health Authority. Shortly after, Weir Hospital, South London Hospital for Women, Saint Benedict's Hospital and Springfield Annex were closed. Birchlands was amalgamated with the Hospital for Aged Jews, and Saint James Hospital in Balham closed in 1988 when the Saint James' Wing at Saint George's Hospital opened.
In 1993, Saint George's Hospital, Atkinson Morley Hospital and Bolingbroke Hospital became part of the Saint George's Healthcare NHS Trust. Bolingbroke Hospital closed in 2008 and its services transferred to Saint John's Therapy Centre, Battersea. Atkinson Morley Hospital's neurology services were relocated to Saint George's, Tooting in 2003, however the Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre remained in Wimbledon. In 2010, Saint George's Healthcare NHS Trust merged with Community Services Wandsworth. In 2011, the trust ran Saint George's Hospital, Tooting; Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre; and range of services at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton. It also provided community services from Saint John's Therapy Centre, Wandsworth Prison, Dawes House intermediate care unit, health centres and clinics, schools and nurseries and patients' homes.
For histories of each hospital, please see individual entries in the catalogue.
Records deposited in 1996, 2005 and 2007.
Records of hospitals in, or affiliated to, the Saint George's Hospital Group, comprising Atkinson Morley Hospital, Bolingbroke Hospital, Grove Hospital, Saint George's Hospital and Victoria Hospital for Children. Includes patients' records, staff records, and Board of Governors minutes.
Administrative, financial and other records remain uncatalogued as of February 2012. Please see staff for further details.
These records are arranged as follows:
H68/AM Atkinson Morley Hospital
H68/BL Bolingbroke Hospital
H68/GR Grove Hospital
H68/SG Saint George's Hospital
H68/VC Victoria Hospital for Children.
The records are then arranged according to a classification scheme for hospital records: Patients' records (B), Staff records (C), Chaplain (G).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English.
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For administrative bodies, please see South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board (LMA/4431/A), South West Thames Regional Health Authority (LMA/4431/B), and South Thames Regional Health Authority (HA/ST).
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. February 2012. Primary documents Information sources Documents Medical records Medical registers Medical institutions Health services Hospitals Hospital administration People by roles Hospital patients People People by occupation Personnel Hospital chaplains Chaplains Clergy Religious groups Hospital staff Medical personnel Medical profession St George's Hospital , London Atkinson Morley Hospital , Wimbledon Medical sciences
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Records deposited in 1996, 2005 and 2007.
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Records of hospitals in, or affiliated to, the Saint George's Hospital Group, comprising Atkinson Morley Hospital, Bolingbroke Hospital, Grove Hospital, Saint George's Hospital and Victoria Hospital for Children. Includes patients' records, staff records, and Board of Governors minutes.
Administrative, financial and other records remain uncatalogued as of February 2012. Please see staff for further details.
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Accruals
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These records are arranged as follows:
H68/AM Atkinson Morley Hospital
H68/BL Bolingbroke Hospital
H68/GR Grove Hospital
H68/SG Saint George's Hospital
H68/VC Victoria Hospital for Children.
The records are then arranged according to a classification scheme for hospital records: Patients' records (B), Staff records (C), Chaplain (G).
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Conditions governing access
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English.
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For administrative bodies, please see South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board (LMA/4431/A), South West Thames Regional Health Authority (LMA/4431/B), and South Thames Regional Health Authority (HA/ST).
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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.
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