Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales

Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales

Date:: c.1970-2003

Reference:: SA/CHC

Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

The following is an interim description which may change when detailed cataloguing takes place in future:

Papers of the Association including:

Campaign files, c.1970s-2003.

Standing Committee minutes, agendas and papers, 1975-2003.

Executive Committee minutes and papers, 1984-2003.

Annual General Meetings minutes, papers, resolutions etc., 1977-2003.

Special General Meetings, 1994-1998.

Conference minutes and papers, 1983-1997.

Special projects files (Many of these are research files of newscuttings, articles etc. on particular subjects e.g. smoking, AIDS).

Secretary's/Director's files (incl Patient Satisfaction Steering Group meetings), 1977-2003.

Director's correspondence, 2002-2003.

Press releases, 1980s-1990s.

Consultation files.

CHC News, 1996-1999.

Department of Health, 1977-2001.

Audited accounts, budgets and quarterly accounts, 1977-2003.

Publication/Creation

c.1970-2003

Physical description

104 transfer boxes

Contributors

Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales

Acquisition note

Presented by the Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales in 2003 and 2005.

Biographical note

The Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales (ACHCEW) was established under provisions in the National Health Service (Reorganisation) Act 1977. It's purpose was to provide a forum for member Community Health Councils (CHCs), to provide information and advisory services to these CHCs and to represent the user of health services at a national level. CHCs were not obliged to be members, but most were.

The ACHCEW office carried out a number of functions, such as providing an information service to CHCs, issuing briefing documents, providing training and advice, and providing a direct link with branches of government, professional bodies, and national voluntary organisations.

The Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales was abolished on 1 December 2003, along with all Community Health Councils.

Related material

ACHCEW's printed reference collection is to be taken as a whole by Oxford-Brookes University library

Copyright note

Assigned to the Wellcome Trust

Terms of use

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