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- 1985-1986 (Creation)
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6 boxes
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Biographical history
Wendy Diane Savage (b 1935), BA, MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP, MRCOG 1971, FRCOG 1985, is Senior Lecturer in the Academic Department/General Practice and Primary Care at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London (bibliography: Register of Fellows and Members, RCOG, 1997). In 1985 she was suspended from her post at the Royal London Hospital for alleged incompetence. An enquiry was held and in 1986 she was exonerated.
Archival history
GB 1538 S41 1985-1986 Collection (fonds) 6 boxes Savage , Wendy Diane , b1935 , lecturer and gynaecologist
Wendy Diane Savage (b 1935), BA, MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP, MRCOG 1971, FRCOG 1985, is Senior Lecturer in the Academic Department/General Practice and Primary Care at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London (bibliography: Register of Fellows and Members, RCOG, 1997). In 1985 she was suspended from her post at the Royal London Hospital for alleged incompetence. An enquiry was held and in 1986 she was exonerated.
The papers were brought to the RCOG by Professor Savage in 1987 and copied by the Librarian. The copies were later deposited in the Archives.
Photocopies of papers relating to the dispute between Professor Wendy Diane Savage with the London Hospital and the Tower Hamlets Health Authority, 1985-1986, in regard to the enquiry into Professor Savage's competence.
No further accruals are expected.
Not yet agreed. The records are presently closed to public access.
Copyright: Wendy Savage.
English
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.
The Contemporary Medical Archives Centre of the Wellcome Library holds records covering Professor Savage's career, including another set of records relating to the Savage case (ref: PP/WDS). The Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum hold papers of Professor Savage (ref: PP/SAV), some also relating the public inquiry.
Sources: Biographical details of the individuals who have presented material to the College and/or comprise the subject of the records, have been compiled using information in administrative files and, where relevant, consulting Sir John Peel's book The Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1929-1969, Whitefriars Press Ltd, 1975. 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; March 2002 Administration of justice Administrative tribunals Public inquiries Medical profession Medical personnel Surgeons Gynaecology Surgery Medical sciences People People by occupation Personnel Women physicians Physicians Obstetrics Savage , Wendy Diane , b 1935 , obstetrician and gynaecologist Royal London Hospital x London Hospital Tower Hamlets District Health Authority
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The papers were brought to the RCOG by Professor Savage in 1987 and copied by the Librarian. The copies were later deposited in the Archives.
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Photocopies of papers relating to the dispute between Professor Wendy Diane Savage with the London Hospital and the Tower Hamlets Health Authority, 1985-1986, in regard to the enquiry into Professor Savage's competence.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Not yet agreed. The records are presently closed to public access.
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Copyright: Wendy Savage.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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The Contemporary Medical Archives Centre of the Wellcome Library holds records covering Professor Savage's career, including another set of records relating to the Savage case (ref: PP/WDS). The Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum hold papers of Professor Savage (ref: PP/SAV), some also relating the public inquiry.
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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