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Catalogue description Ministry of Health: Hospital Services, Registered Files (94,150 Series)
| Reference: | MH 99 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Health: Hospital Services, Registered Files (94,150 Series) |
| Description: |
This series contains files from the Ministry of Health's 94,000 series, covering general aspects of hospital services and amenities, and services of an ancillary character. Subjects covered include services and amenities available to in-patients and out-patients, medical and surgical treatment, medicines, ambulances and maternity care. |
| Date: | 1945-1965 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | 94,150 file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Ministry of Health, 1919-1968 |
| Physical description: | 175 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Publication note: |
Social Insurance and Allied Services, 1942 |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Beveridge report (1942) had recommended measures to co-ordinate more effectively the fragmented hospital and general practitioner services. The National Health Service Act (1948) vested in the Minister of Health the vast majority of both municipal and voluntary hospitals, and provided for the setting up of regional hospital boards. |
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