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Department of Health and Social Security: Circular Letters and Instructions
Description and record details
| Reference | BN 1 |
|---|---|
| Title | Department of Health and Social Security: Circular Letters and Instructions |
| Date | 1970-1987 |
| Description | An incomplete set of circulars issued by the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS). The circulars were issued by the DHSS to the various bodies incorporated in the National Health Service (NHS), such as Boards of Governors (Provincial and Teaching Hospitals), Regional Hospital Boards, Hospital Management Committees, Chief Medical Officers, Principal Regional Officers, Local Authorities, Local Health Authorities, the DHSS Hospitals Division, and the DHSS Supplies Division. The circulars cover a wide variety of subjects, most of them concerned with the NHS, ranging from the building of hospitals to the day-to-day administration of them. The series includes a set of circulars relating to the reorganisation of the NHS, which was effective from 1 April 1974. |
| Related material |
Earlier health circulars are in: MH 119 Later Chief Medical Officer's letters are in: BN 73 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988 |
| Physical description | 130 files and papers |
| Access conditions | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 1977 Department of Health and Social Security |
| Accruals | Series is not accruing. |
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