Catalogue description Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: National Health Service Executive Councils: Registered Files (EC Series)

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Reference: MH 147
Title: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: National Health Service Executive Councils: Registered Files (EC Series)
Description:

This series consists of the files of eight representative executive councils: Bedfordshire and Luton; Birmingham; Kingston upon Hull; Merioneth; Middlesex; Newcastle upon Tyne; Salford; and London. The files relate to the general administrative control of doctors, dentists, chemists and opticians. Subjects covered include appointments and terms of service, training, audits, accommodation, irregular prescribing and patients' statistics.
Date: 1937-1969
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For earlier records see Division within MH
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: EC file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 143 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Administrative / biographical background:

Following the National Health Service Act 1946, local insurance committees were replaced by 138 executive councils. Each executive council (EC) was responsible within its area for the general administrative control of doctors, dentists, chemists and opticians. The ECs, which were themselves under departmental control from the Ministry of Health, were expected to maintain a liaison with their local and regional medical, dental, pharmaceutical and ophthalmic advisory committees. ECs were replaced by Family Practitioner Committees in April 1974.

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