Alderston Convalescent Home
Scope and Contents
Admissions registers 1939-1956; wages records 1948
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1956
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Public access to these records is governed by the UK Data Protection Act 2018, the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the latest version of the Scottish Government Records Management: Health and Social Care Code of Practice (Scotland). Whilst some records may be accessed freely by researchers, the aforementioned legislation and guidelines mean that records containing sensitive information on named individuals may be closed to the public for a set time.
Where records contain information relating to named deceased adults, they will be open 75 years after the latest date in the record, on the next 01 January. Records containing sensitive information on individuals below 18 years (living or deceased) or adults not proven to be deceased will be open 100 years after the latest date in the record, on the next 01 January. Further information on legislation and guidelines covering medical records can be found on the LHSA webpage (www.lhsa.lib.ed.ac.uk).
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Biographical / Historical
Founded by the Scottish Rural Workers Friendly Society to serve its members throughout Scotland and in existence by 1930. In 1948 it became part of the Board of Management of East Lothian Hospitals and in 1956 it was turned into a nurses' home.
Extent
0.25 linear metres (approx)
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Custodial History
Records held within the National Health Service prior to transfer
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Robert Wilson, Administrator, East Lothian Hospitals, October 1983
Accruals
No further accessions are expected
- Title
- Alderston Convalescent Home
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44 (0)131 650 3392
lhsa@ed.ac.uk