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Collection D675 - Highlands and Islands Medical Service
Identity area
Reference code
GB 232 D675
Title
Highlands and Islands Medical Service
Date(s)
- 1915-1967 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
9 items
Context area
Name of creator
Highlands and Islands Medical Service
(1913-1948)
Administrative history
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
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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]
Photocopy of report re General Medical Services in the Highlands and Islands [1 item]
System of arrangement
Arranged into series
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Language of material
- English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper records
Finding aids
Item level catalogue available from Highland Archives, Inverness
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Highlands and Islands Medical Service (Creator)