Barshaw Hospital, Paisley
Reference AC 14
Dates of Creation 1921-1959
Name of Creator Barshaw Hospital (1921-1959 : Paisley)
Language of Material English
Physical Description 1.2 metres
Scope and Content
Registers of admissions and discharges 1921-1959
Maternity register and notebook 1942-1959
Ledger 1947-1948
Administrative / Biographical History
Paisley Town Council opened Barshaw Hospital as a maternity and child welfare unit in 1921. It was transferred to the National Health Service in 1948 as Barshaw Maternity Hospital and was under the Board of Management for Paisley and District Hospitals until 1974 when it was placed in the Renfrew District of Argyll and Clyde Health Board. It closed as a maternity hospital in 1959 and reopened as a geriatric hospital in 1961 . It finally closed in the late 1990s and was converted into flats.
Arrangement
The material is arranged into series as described in the scope and content. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.
Conditions Governing Access
There is a 75 year closure period on medical records of adults, and a 100 year closure period on medical records of minors
Acquisition Information: Unknown
Other Finding Aids Manual file level list available in searchroom
Alternative Form Available: No known copies
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Alistair Tough, Archivist, 23 July 1998, revised by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 21 December 2001 and amended by Alistair Tough, Archivist, 19 February 2019
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard procedures
Custodial History
Records held within National Health Service prior to transfer
Accruals: None expected
Related Material
AC 21 Records of Paisley & District Hospitals Board of Management
AC 57 Records of Renfrew District of Argyll and Clyde Health Board, Paisley
HB 28 Records of Western Regional Hospital Board, Glasgow