General Medical Council
Fonds
Identifier: GD5
Scope and Contents
Minutes 1856-1992; index volumes 1858-1939
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1992
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to public access.
Biographical / Historical
Formed as a result of the 1858 Medical Act, the General Medical Council has 104 members elected from the medical profession and the public. The GMC has strong legal powers with which to protect the patient, and it is responsible to the Privy Council for establishing a register of qualified practitioners, defining their qualifications and appointing examiners.
Extent
4.5 shelf metres: bound volumes
Arrangement
Chronological within record series
Other Finding Aids
Manual item-level descriptive list available
Custodial History
Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Originally accessioned pre-1980, no details available
Accruals
Further accessions are expected
- Title
- General Medical Council
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44 (0)131 650 3392
lhsa@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44 (0)131 650 3392
lhsa@ed.ac.uk