VPRS 19259 Index to Honorary / Senior Medical Staff Minutes

This series comprises an index to the minutes of the Honorary and Senior Medical Staff (VPRS 19117) of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (VA 1048). The Senior Medical Staff consists of all specialist medical staff with a senior appointment as Head of Unit. Historically, these appointments were honorary until the 1970s, and were often called Medical Officers in Charge of Departments or In-Patient Physicians and In-Patient Surgeons. This group advised the hospital and executive on clinical matters and made recommendations on all medical matters including new services, medical appointments, clinical facilities and operations. Prior to transfer to Public Record Office Victoria, the records in this series were maintained as part of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives.