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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Intimate Examinations Working Party


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1538 M2

Held at: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Title: Intimate Examinations Working Party

Date(s): 1996-1997

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume; 1 folder

Name of creator(s): Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The working party was established by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Council following a request from the General Medical Council's Standards Committee for guidance on the clinical aspects of conducting intimate examinations with a view to establishing recognisable standards of good practice. The working party's terms of reference were:- 1:to review the draft guidance issued by the GMC; 2:to prepare guidance in relation to obstetrics and gynaecology; 3: to consider the implications of the guidance for future training and research in obstetrics and gynaecology; 4: to make recommendations to the Council within six months. A draft report was produced in 1997.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Minute book of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party on intimate examinations, 1996-1997; final report 1997.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open 20 years after last date on file.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright: vested in the College.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Related material will be appraised for addition to this series in 2003.

Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The minute book and related material was transferred to the Archives by the Deputy College Secretary's Office in 1998. The final report was transferred in 2002 by the Clinical Governance and Standards Department.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Clare Cowling, Archivist, RCOG.

Rules or conventions: National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000.

Date(s) of descriptions: February 2001; March 2002


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Gynaecology | Medical sciences
Medical treatment | Therapy | Medical sciences
Obstetrics | Medical sciences
Patients | Health services
Professional associations | Associations | Organizations
Surgery | Medical sciences
Social sciences
Social welfare

Personal names

Corporate names
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | Working Party on Intimate Examinations

Places