D675 Highlands and Islands Medical Service Highland Council Archives
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2013-09-09 Generated by qubit 1.2 2026-03-10 01:17:UTC English Highlands and Islands Medical Service GB 232 D675 1915-1967 Highlands and Islands Medical Service 9 items Highland Council Archives
Highland Archive and Registration Centre Bught Road Inverness IV3 5SS Telephone: 01463 256 444 Email: archives@highlifehighland.com http://www.highlandarchives.org.uk/
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The Highlands and Islands Medical Service (HIMS) provided state funded healthcare to a population covering half of Scotland's landmass from its launch in 1913 until the creation of Scotland's National Health Service (NHS) in 1948. Though treatment was not free, unlike NHS Scotland which succeeded it, fees were set at minimal levels and people could still get treated even if they were unable to pay

Photocopy of a cover letter to School Boards re Highlands and Islands (Medical Service) Fund and copies of conditions for each scheme 1915; photocopy of poster for the Highlands and Islands Medical Service Board County of Argyll 1916; District of Cowal and Kintyre re Areas attended by practitioners at modified fees 1967 Photocopy of report re General Medical Services in the Highlands and Islands [1 item]

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 Photocopy of a cover letter to School Boards re Highlands and Islands (Medical Service) Fund and copies of conditions for each scheme 1 16 Aug 1915 7 items Photocopy of poster for the Highlands and Islands Medical Service Board County of Argyll. District of Cowal and Kintyre re Areas attended by practitioners at modified fees 2 1 Jan 1916 1 item Photocopy of report re General Medical Services in the Highlands and Islands 3 1967 1 item