Collection THB 24 - Ninewells Hospital and Medical School

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Reference code

THB 24

Title

Ninewells Hospital and Medical School

Date(s)

  • c 1912-2001 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

3 square metres

Context area

Name of creator

(1973-)

Administrative history

In a joint building programme carried out by University College Dundee and the Eastern Regional Hospital Board, work on constructing the new teaching hospital at Ninewells, Dundee was begun in 1964. The foundation stone for Ninewells was laid by Lord Hughes of Hawkhill on 9th September 1965. Ninewells Medical School began to be occupied in 1973.. The hospital was officially opened by the Queen Mother on 23rd October 1974.

Located on a site of nearly 200 acres, the buildings at Ninewells, from the Dundee College of Nursing to the Maternity Department stand on a sloping parkland site with views across the River Tay. Ward units were planned on the 'race-track' principle, each unit having 48 beds in two wards of 24 beds. Ninewells was built to accommodate 800 beds and a staff of around 4,000. Ninewells Hospital cost around £10.5 million to construct.

The hospital has nursing and research links with the University of Dundee and is managed by NHS Tayside. The associated Medical School is a centre for research and the combined complex is the largest in the U.K.

Archival history

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Scope and content

Minutes 1969-1974, Reports 1961, Patients' Records 1974-1988, Legal Records 1956-1980, Administration Records 1969-1981, Records relating to the History and construction of Ninewells Hospital 1955-1975, Microfilm Records c 1960-1991, Photographs, Glass Plate Negatives and Slides c 1910-1990s.

Accruals

Not expected

System of arrangement

Chronologically within Series.

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Conditions governing access

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Conditions governing reproduction

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

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Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The records are on paper. The collection also includes microfilm rolls and glass plate negatives.

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Related units of description

THB1 Dundee Royal Infirmary THB14 Maryfield Hospital THB18 Eastern Regional Hospital Board THB26 Dundee College of Nursing

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Description identifier

THB 24

Rules and/or conventions used

Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997

Status

Catalogued

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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