National Health Service Executive Council

Scope and Content

Angus minutes 1948-1974; Perth and Kinross minutes 1948-1974; Dundee minutes 1948-1974.

Administrative / Biographical History

The National Health Service Executive Council was appointed under the National Health Service Act (Scotland) of 1947. It was responsible for the financial administration of the Act in the general medical service and the dental, pharmaceutical, general practice and ophthalmic services. The Dundee, Perth and Kinross and Angus Executive Councils operated as part of a Scottish Association of Executive Councils founded in 1948.

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 and any other appropriate legislation. Normal closure period of 30 years applies.

Acquisition Information

The records were deposited by the Tayside Health Board in 1991 (AccM/274).

Note

Fonds level description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, July 2001.

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