Management 1974-1984; administration 1974-1983
South Lothian District, Lothian Health Board
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- ReferenceGB 239 LHB28
- Dates of Creation1974-1984
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description2.6 shelf metres: bound volumes, papers
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Formed in 1974, the South Lothian District of Lothian Health Board was superseded by hospital and community based units of management in 1984. It consisted of the following hospitals: Astley Ainslie, Bruntsfield Hospital, Chalmers, City, Deaconess, Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School, Elsie Inglis, Liberton, Loanhead, Longmore, Princess Margaret Rose, Rosslynlee, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Southfield Hospital, and Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
W J Farquhar, District Administrator, South Lothian District, July 1984 and Dr Gruer, Community Medicine Specialist, St Roque, Astley Ainslie Hospital, September 1985
Note
Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
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