Collected public health material relating to sexual health and drug use
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material collected from across a range of different organisations and groups, largely printed, with a relationship to sexual health and education, or drug use. Material relating to HIV/AIDS is well represented within the collection.
These include a range of promotional printed material such as leaflets and postcards, resources relating to women and HIV/AIDS, and a range of educational material for training/outreach in sex education.
Dates
- Creation: 1981 - 2005
Creator
- Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (Organization)
- NHS National Services Scotland (Organization)
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 relevant 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 (https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections/our-collections/lhsa).
LHSA can support the use of records closed to public access for legitimate clinical, historical and genealogical research purposes. Please contact the LHSA Archivist for more details regarding procedures on how you can apply for permission to view closed records. Telephone us on: 0131 650 3392 or email us at lhsa@ed.ac.uk
Biographical / Historical
This material was collected by Joan Robertson across a career in sexual health education, especially HIV/AIDS education, and health promotion.
Full Extent
0.15 metres (In box with GD62 - ImpAcTAIDS. )
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Joan Robertson.
Appraisal
Appraised for duplicates and unrelated material in accordance with gift agreement and LHSA policies.
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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