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- 1882-1983 (Creation)
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76.96 linear metres
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Biographical history
The Westminster Group of hospitals was created as an administrative group with the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948. Westminster Hospital was the principal hospital and others included Westminster Children's Hospital, All Saint's Hospital, the Gordon Hospital, Putney Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton, Chartam Park Convalescent Home, Parkwood Convalescent Home and Yarrow Convalescent Home. The Group was dissolved and broken up in 1974 with NHS reorganisation.
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Archival history
H02 1882-1983 Collection 76.96 linear metres Westminster Hospital Group , National Health Service
The Westminster Group of hospitals was created as an administrative group with the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948. Westminster Hospital was the principal hospital and others included Westminster Children's Hospital, All Saint's Hospital, the Gordon Hospital, Putney Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton, Chartam Park Convalescent Home, Parkwood Convalescent Home and Yarrow Convalescent Home. The Group was dissolved and broken up in 1974 with NHS reorganisation.
Material received in multiple accessions from 1969 onwards.
This archive comprises the records of Westminster Hospital, 1627-1974, and associated institutions: All Saints Hospital, 1911-1983; Chartham Park Convalescent Home, 1945-1962; Gordon Hospital, 1884-1961; Parkwood Convalescent Home, 1890-1966; Putney Hospital, 1903-1978; Queen Mary's Roehampton Trust, 1890-1968; Westminster Children's Hospital, 1903-1981 and Yarrow Convalescent Home, 1894-1964.
The records include those generated by the administration of the various institutions which made up the Westminster Hospital Group, in addition to a variety of patients' and clinical records. There are also visual sources such as photographs and prints and some printed and bibliographic items.
These records are arranged according to a classification scheme for hospital records: General Hospital Administration (A), Patients' Administration (B), Finance Office (D), Endowments (E), Related Documentation (Y) and Prints and Photographs (PH).
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: Depositor.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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 2009 Queen Mary Convalescent Auxiliary Hospital Gordon Hospital , 1941- x Western Hospital for Fistula, Piles and Other Diseases of the Rectum , 1884-1886 x Gordon Hospital for Rectal Diseases , 1911-1939 x Gordon Hospital for Diseases of the Rectum and Colon , 1939-1941 Parkwood Convalescent Home Chartham Park Convalescent Home , Westminster Hospital All Saint's Hospital , 1911-1915 x All Saint's Hospital for Genito-Urinary Diseases , 1916-1946 x Westminster Hospital Urological Centre , 1946-1952 History of medicine Westminster Hospital Group , National Health Service History Medical institutions Personal history Medical history Health authorities District health authorities Health services Hospitals Hospital administration Putney Hospital Saint Francis Hospital for Infants x The Infants' Hospital x Westminster Children's Hospital Westminster Hospital x Westminster Infirmary for the Sick and Needy , 1720-1770 Yarrow Convalescent Home , Westminster Hospital Europe Westminster London England UK Western Europe City of Westminster
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Material received in multiple accessions from 1969 onwards.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This archive comprises the records of Westminster Hospital, 1627-1974, and associated institutions: All Saints Hospital, 1911-1983; Chartham Park Convalescent Home, 1945-1962; Gordon Hospital, 1884-1961; Parkwood Convalescent Home, 1890-1966; Putney Hospital, 1903-1978; Queen Mary's Roehampton Trust, 1890-1968; Westminster Children's Hospital, 1903-1981 and Yarrow Convalescent Home, 1894-1964.
The records include those generated by the administration of the various institutions which made up the Westminster Hospital Group, in addition to a variety of patients' and clinical records. There are also visual sources such as photographs and prints and some printed and bibliographic items.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
These records are arranged according to a classification scheme for hospital records: General Hospital Administration (A), Patients' Administration (B), Finance Office (D), Endowments (E), Related Documentation (Y) and Prints and Photographs (PH).
Conditions of access and use area
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: Depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Rules and/or conventions used
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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- English