Paul LYDON, A Catalogue of records retained by hospices and related organisations in the UK and the Republic of Irelan

Mottram, Joan

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DYNAMIS. Acta Hisp. Med. Sci. Hist. Illus. 2000, 20, 553-598.ReseñasPaul LYDON, A Catalogue of Records Retained by Hospices and RelatedOrganisations in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, Sheffield, EuropeanAssociation for the History of Medicine and Health Publications,1998, xiv, 124 pp. ISBN: 0-9527045-8-7.Hospice care for the dying has developed rapidly around the world inrecent years.  This catalogue is the product of Sheffield University’s pioneeringHospice History Project set up in 1995, and is the first to list extant hospicerecords.  It covers 90 hospices (and three related organisations) founded since1850, most of them since 1960.  A few have become defunct; the vast majorityare still working.The information for the volume, which does not claim complete coverage,was compiled from site visits, surveys and telephone enquiries.  After a shortintroduction and list of useful addresses, institutions are listed by countywithin country;  brief background information is provided on each, and whererelevant oral history interviews have been conducted, this is noted.Most of the hospices are in the voluntary sector, where records, especiallynon-clinical items, are largely beyond the scope of statutory legislation, andmethods of record-keeping are often highly individual. Lydon has listed themas far as possible in a standardised format, and in the appendix he providesadvice on archiving and record-keeping.  This makes this volume all the morewelcome, as nearly all these records are kept on site, and thus at risk.  Only therecords of a few defunct hospices are in official places of deposit.It is to be hoped that by raising awareness of the value of hospice records,this volume will encourage the transfer of archival material to specialistrepositories.JOAN MOTTRAMCentre for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology,Universidad de Manchester

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