Obstetric Flying Squads Survey

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1538 M44
Held at	: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/library-services/archives-and-heritage/archives/ ›
Full title	: Obstetric Flying Squads Survey
Date(s)	: 1980-1987
Level of description	: Collection (fonds) View parent record
Extent	: 2 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The RCOG undertook a survey of obstetric flying squads in 1980 in order to discover what care was provided for obstetric emergencies arising in the community where pre-admission examination or treatment has been considered advisable.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Survey questionnaires of obstetric flying squads, a summary of the survey and correspondence regarding hospital call-out team insurance, 1980-1987.

Access & 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.

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

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Unknown. It is likely that they came from the President's Office.

Allied Materials

Related material:

RCOG Archives: President's correspondence and papers re RCOG enquiry into Obstetric Flying Squads for home births, 1980, are at A4/17/59.

Publication note:

Description Notes

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