Management 1973-2002; administration 1912-2002; finance 1974-2002; press and publications 1947-2001; work studies 1976-1986; health promotion 1960s-2001
Lothian Health Board
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- ReferenceGB 239 LHB37
- Dates of Creation1912-2002
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description15.4 shelf metres: papers, bound volumes, photographic material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Following the NHS (Scotland) Act 1972, Regional Hospital Boards, Boards of Management and Executive Councils were abolished in 1974 and responsibility for community health services was also transferred from local authorities. These bodies were replaced by fifteen regional health boards acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Scotland. Lothian Health Board was made responsible for Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian. Today Lothian Health is housed in the old building of Deaconess Hospital in the Pleasance, Edinburgh.
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Lothian Health Board
Note
Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
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