Dundee Mental Hospitals (Board of Management)

This material is held atUniversity of Dundee Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 254 THB 11
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1948-1974
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 34 volumes (1.68 linear metres).

Scope and Content

Minutes 1948-1974, exchequer cash books 1956-1962.

Administrative / Biographical History

Dundee Mental Hospital (Board of Management) was the body in charge of operating mental health provision in Dundee from 1948 to 1974, when the administration was transferred to Tayside Health Board. As such it was responsible for the management of Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, which was also its administrative centre, Strathmartine Hospital and the Armitstead Children's Hospital.

Arrangement

Records are arranged chronologically within series

Access Information

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Acquisition Information

Unknown

Note

Dundee Mental Hospital (Board of Management) was the body in charge of operating mental health provision in Dundee from 1948 to 1974, when the administration was transferred to Tayside Health Board. As such it was responsible for the management of Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, which was also its administrative centre, Strathmartine Hospital and the Armitstead Children's Hospital.

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

The records are on paper.

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

Custodial History

Unknown

Accruals

Not expected

Additional Information

Published

Catalogued

THB 11

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