Collection THB 31 - Bridge of Earn Hospital

Identity area

Reference code

THB 31

Title

Bridge of Earn Hospital

Date(s)

  • 1939-1993 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

3.45 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

At the outbreak of the Second World War, the Emergency Medical Service was established to try and cope with the large numbers of expected war casualties. Seven 'temporary' hospitals were built in Scotland for this; Bridge of Earn in Perthshire, Stracathro in Angus, Ballochmyle in Aryshire, Peel in Selkirkshire, Killearn in Dunbartonshire, Raigmore in Inverness and Law in Lanarkshire. Bridge of Earn Hospital was built in 1939 and in 1946 the Rehabilitation Unit which had been at Gleneagles Hotel, was moved to Bridge of Earn. Then in 1947 the Orthopaedic Unit was transferred from Larbert. This allowed Bridge of Earn Hospital to continue after the War and it was only in 1992 that it closed.

Archival history

At some point the records were moved from Bridge of Earn Hospital to Perth Royal Infirmary.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers and Correspondence. 1939-1973; Patient Records. 1948-1984; Internal Welfare Committee.1942-1950; Department of Health Booklets etc. 1940-1944; Slides, 1965-1972; Maps and Plans. 1940-1949.

Accruals

Possible

System of arrangement

Usually chronological within series.

Conditions of access and use area

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

Paper

Finding aids

Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

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Related units of description

THB 32 Perth Royal Infirmary

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Notes area

Note

Information for Administrative / Biographical History section was taken from 'Bridge of Earn hospital: a history' by John S.G. Blair.

Note

Digital copies of autograph book here: https://nursejolliesautographbook.wordpress.com/

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Description control area

Description identifier

THB 31

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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