| AdminHistory | At the time of the wind-up of the Corporation there were four health centres in Livingston. One each in Craigshill, Carmondean, Dedridge and Howden. The main general hospital in West Lothian is also located in Livingston, in Howden. This was opened in 1989 and replaced Bangour General Hospital. The first health centres in the town were held in converted houses. The first Howden Health Centre was replaced by a health centre integrated into the general hospital. The building of the former Howden Health Centre was bought back by the LDC and converted to a day centre for the elderly - Braid House.
In the 1960s the NHS used the opportunity of a completely new town to try the 'Livingston Experiment' - an integrated approach to health that more closely involved the work of general hospitals in community health care. This experiment was intended to overcome the divisive 'tripartite' system that had developed in the NHS.
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| ScopeandContent | 18 files relating to health centres and hospitals in Livingston including,
5 Administration files which give a general overview of the provision of health services in Livingston, and the interaction between the Corporation and health authorites on the provision of those services. These files include correspondence, minutes of meetings and internal reports and memoranda.
10 Architects files. For the building of projects overseen by the Corporation, Architects files include architects instructions, which comprise specifications and briefs for work to be done and materials to be used; correspondence and minutes of meetings with contractors relating to the work they have been employed for; copies of invoices, contracts, certificates of completion and other financial papers; extracts of board minutes (relating to policy and approvals); internal memoranda on the project; maps and plans relating to area of work and any other papers as necessary.
For those buildings not constructed by the Corporation the architects' department liaised with the relevant health authority and exchanged any technical information as was necessary.
3 planning files, 2 of which relate to the rejected planning application for a medical waster incinerator at St John's Hospital. The third planning file contains correspondence with health authorities regarding the provision of certain services in the town, such as nursing homes, dental practices etc. |