Primary Care Division, Lothian Health Board
Scope and Contents
Insurance Committees 1912-1954; Executive Councils 1948-1982; miscellaneous publications 1897-1952
Dates
- Creation: 1897-1982
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal 30 year Scottish closure rules apply
Biographical / Historical
Origins lie in the local Burgh and County Insurance Committees set up as a result of the National Insurance Act of 1911. Workmen earning under 160 per annum paid 4d National Health Insurance each week for which they received a free general practitioner service and sickness benefit paid through approved societies. In 1948 insurance committees were replaced by executive councils. Since 1974 GP, dental and pharmaceutical services were also organised by the Primary Care Division of Lothian Health Board.
Extent
7 shelf metres: bound volumes, papers
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Other Finding Aids
Manual item-level descriptive list available
Custodial History
Records held within the National Health Service prior to transfer
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Primary Care Division, Lothian Health Board, February 1984
Accruals
No further accessions are expected
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Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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lhsa@ed.ac.uk