Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1951-1974 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.172 cubic metres (6 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Welsh Hospital Board was formed as one of the regional hospital boards established in 1948, under the National Health Service Act 1946, as the Welsh Regional Hospital Board, to administer hospital and specialist services. The board was responsible to the Welsh Board of Health, and was associated with the Welsh National School of Medicine at Cardiff. From May 1961, the Welsh Regional Hospital Board usually omitted the word 'Regional', and in 1964, the name was changed to Welsh Hospital Board. The Board was abolished in April 1974, and its functions were assumed by the Secretary of State for Wales, acting through the Welsh Office, providing area health authorities with central policy guidance, and determined national policy, co-ordinated area plans, and allocated resources between areas.
Archival history
The Board accumulated a collection of press-cuttings realting to its work.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the Welsh Office, per Mr Alan Jarvis, Departmental Records Officer, May 1984.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Press-cuttings relating to Welsh Hospital Board, 1951-1974.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into subject files.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1984, p. 61, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2003; amended August 2005
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW Project. The following sources were used for the preparation of the description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1984; PROCAT website (http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk), viewed 30 April 2003; West Glamorgan Archive Service website (http://www.swansea.gov.uk/archives/book/publicrecords.htm), viewed 23 September 2003.