Joint Working Party of the RCOG and the Royal College of Midwives on Minimum Standards of Care in Labour

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1538 RCOG/C29
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	: Joint Working Party of the RCOG and the Royal College of Midwives on Minimum Standards of Care in Labour
Date(s)	: 1997-2000
Level of description	: fonds
Extent	: 2 files
Name of creator(s)	: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

A first RCOG report in 1994 on minimum standards of care in labour attempted to establish guidelines for staffing, equipment and general facilities on the labour ward. Following acceptance of the increased involvement of the consultant obstetrician in the labour ward, the Joint Working Group of the Royal College of Midwives and the RCOG aimed to produce guidance about the essential minimum midwife and medical staff numbers required to support women in labour. The final report was published in 1999 and acknowledged the value of multidisciplinary involvement, making recommendations to improve organisation, practice and result in safer childbirth.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Joint Working Party of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives on Minimum Standards of Care in Labour, 1997-2000, comprising correspondence, papers, notes of meetings, draft reports, final report.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

As set out above in Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

Open, although restrictions apply for items containing personal information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

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

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

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

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

Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Import: Oct 2008; edit: Feb 2009.