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Records of Dr. Richard Gordon Foulkes with regard to health care in BC
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- textual record
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1946-1974 (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Dept. of Health
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Originals, 9.2 m
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The Dept. of Health was established in 1973 as the successor to the Department of Health Services and Hospital Insurance Act (SBC 1973, c. 109). The Dept. of Health was responsible for public health related functions in the government. The department was originally divided into two branches: Medical and Hospital Programs and Community Health Programs. In 1976, the department was renamed the Ministry of Health (OIC 3199/76).
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Dr. Richard Gordon Foulkes was appointed as a Special Consultant to the Minister of Health in 1973. His terms of reference were "to present recommendations which could lead to a rationalization of health care services of the Province".
The files include working papers (produced by other researchers), subject files of Dr. Foulkes, and published material gathered by Dr. Foulkes. The published material includes the 1946 Plan of Medical Services in B.C. by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Access to these records will be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The working papers and the published material do not contain any restricted material.
Series 1 - Working papers
Series 2 - Subject files
Series 3 - Published material
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These records were transferred to the Provincial Archives of British Columbia in 1983.
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These records are subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or other acts and access may be restricted. Please contact the BC Archives to determine the access status of these records.
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Finding aids
- Finding aid: file list and introduction.
- http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Document/Finding_Aids_Atom/GR-2501_to_GR-3000/gr-2662.pdf
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Accession number(s): G83-003; 91-3407
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- Foulkes, Richard Gordon, 1923-2007 (Subject)