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AIDS - Meetings with social work dep[artmen]t, E[dinburgh] G[ay] S[witchboard], etc, 1987 - 1988
File
Identifier: GD61/5/1/2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes, lecture programmes, and resources from the Statutory and Non Statutory Agencies Coordinating Committee – which includes an AIDS Training Group, AIDS Support Group, and AIDS Resources Group.The Statutory and Non Statutory Agencies include: Lothian Regional Council; Edinburgh Gay Switchboard; Episcopal Church Drug Project; Lothian Health Board; West Lothian Drug Board; Edinburgh District Council; Lothian Regional Council; Midlothian District Council;...
Dates:
1987 - 1988
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Befrienders - Conf[idential] Team correspondence, 4 Jan 1990 - 3 Mar 1991
File
Identifier: GD61/4/1/7
Scope and Contents
Correspondence received and sent by the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard Befriending Team. Topics include: training and requests for speakers from external organisations; staffing (including new applications, and resignations); fundraising and the Social Work Department’s grant to voluntary organisations; the death of a former member of EGS due to complications from AIDS; and a proposal to establish a Central Region Switchboard for Gay Men and Lesbians.Also included is correspondence...
Dates:
4 Jan 1990 - 3 Mar 1991
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Co-ordinator's Correspondence, 29 Jan 1987 - 23 Nov 1990
File
Identifier: GD61/4/1/6
Scope and Contents
Correspondence received and sent by the Co-Ordinator of the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard relating to both EGS and Lesbian Line. Topics include: finances and fundraising; staffing (including new applications, requests for breaks from duties, and resignations); training and requests for speakers from external organisations; internal correspondence to the membership; advertising including a radio feature and leaflets; and issues with mail deliveries (Royal Mail). External organisations...
Dates:
29 Jan 1987 - 23 Nov 1990
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Compromise that could have been worse (The Scotsman), 25 Feb 2000
Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/4/169
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Dates:
25 Feb 2000
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Conference Report, 30 Sep 1994 - 2 Oct 1994
File
Identifier: GD61/5/1/7
Scope and Contents
Copy of the conference report from the Scottish Conference of Gay and Lesbian Switchboards and Associated Groups. The conference was held in Kinnoull, Perth, between 30/09/1994 and 02/10/1994.
The conference covered safer sex education, the future of Switchboards, forming a national association of Switchboards, and socialising.
Dates:
30 Sep 1994 - 2 Oct 1994
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Correspondence, 2 Jan 1974 - 29 Jul 2004
Series
Identifier: GD61/4
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence sent and received by Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard and its predecessor bodies, as well as correspondence relating to the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group Edinburgh Branch. It includes correspondence from service users and members of LGLS. It also includes correspondence relating to the administration and running of the service, training, statistics, staffing, and campaigning.
Further information is provided at sub-series and file...
Dates:
2 Jan 1974 - 29 Jul 2004
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Correspondence, 1 Aug 1985 - 14 Dec 1987
File
Identifier: GD61/4/1/5
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and other groups and organisations, including: Lothian Marriage Counselling Service; the Highland Gay Group; the Borders Gay Group; Moray House College of Education; Laetare International Centre; Young People’s Advisory Service (West Lothian); Lothian Health Board; Edinburgh Bisexual Group; Lothian and Borders Police; the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM); Gay Bereavement Project; Body Positive; Scottish Television...
Dates:
1 Aug 1985 - 14 Dec 1987
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Draft Report to NHS Lothian Regarding Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard's BBV/STI Prevention and Sexual Health Promotion Activities, 2005 - 2008
File
Identifier: GD61/5/1/10
Scope and Contents
The report discusses the following: existing sexual health interventions; developments made between 2005 and 2006 including a website, new partnerships, increased access, and training and education programme; and plans and priorities including increasing access and service enhancement.
Dates:
2005 - 2008
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Early History, 1970s
File
Identifier: GD61/5/2/3
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of an article in Gay Scotland celebrating 10 years of Switchboard, timelines of Switchboard, the logs of the first calls and the minutes from the Scottish Minorities Group meeting where it was agreed to establish a phoneline.Correspondence relating to, and an outline of, a one-day workshop on Sexual Attitude Reassessment, held at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, 27/05/1978.A request for a speaker from the Lothian Marriage Counselling Service, dated...
Dates:
1970s
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Edinburgh Lesbian Line Annual Report, 1986 - 1987
Item
Identifier: GD61/3/1
Scope and Contents
The Annual Report contains a Co-ordinator's report which has the headline 'Gay Switchboard receives more than 10,000 calls!'. The report discusses a residential conference which focused on relationship counselling, Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) moving out of their premises, and notes an increase in calls relating to AIDS.A Training Report is provided which discusses a recent Friend Conference in Manchester and Switchboard's residential conference. It also details the process of...
Dates:
1986 - 1987
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive