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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Obstetric Flying Squads Survey


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1538 M44

Held at: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Title: Obstetric Flying Squads Survey

Date(s): 1980-1987

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

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 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:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

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

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

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

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


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Emergency medicine | Medical sciences
Hospitals | Health services
Obstetrics | Medical sciences
Professional associations | Associations | Organizations
Surgery | Medical sciences
Surveys | Field work | Research work
Medical institutions
Medical research
Social sciences
Social welfare

Personal names

Corporate names
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Places