Catalogue description Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospital Construction, Registered Files (File Office J Series)

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Reference: MH 166
Title: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospital Construction, Registered Files (File Office J Series)
Description:

This series contains files from File Office J which dealt with all aspects of research, management, and development of hospital building programmes. It includes a substantial body of papers concerning the reorganisation of the National Health Service in 1974, as well as Harness project working papers on hospital planning, design and construction, and 'Best Buy' building assessments. Other files relate to the acquisition and lease of land and property for hospital building development.

Date: 1953-1989
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: File Office J series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988

Ministry of Health, 1919-1968

Physical description: 1596 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1999 Department of Health

Custodial history: Transferred to the Department of Health in 1988.
Accumulation dates: 1963-1976
Accruals: Series is accruing

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