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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Joint Working Party on Standards for Maternity Care

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1538 RCOG/C39

Held at: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Title: Joint Working Party on Standards for Maternity Care

Date(s): 2008

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 1 pamphlet

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

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The RCOG established this working party, representing the Royal Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Midwives, Anaesthetists, Paediatrics and Child Health as well as other stakeholder organisations, to develop national standards for maternity care. It had the following remit:
1. To review current evidence-based published standards in the area of maternity practice.
2. To derive from these documents agreed standards for maternity care, from prepregnancy through to the postnatal period.
3. To complete the work within one year.
The final report was published in June 2008.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Published report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Joint Working Party on Standards for Maternity Care, 2008.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open, although restrictions apply for items containing personal information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

RCOG/B3/2 have been indexed and the names of successful candidates will be found in the Index to the Guide to the College Archives.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

In 1999 a Disposal Agreement (DA/5) was made between the Administration Department and the College Archives to destroy unsuccessful applications.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Archival history:

Report was transferred to the College Archives in 2002 by the Clinical Governance and Standards Department.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Transferred by the Committee Secretary.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Microfilm copies of the minute books are at MR/7 (volume I), MR/8 (volume II) and MR/9 (volume III).

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Imported from the RCOG catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.