| Reference Number | SU/3/3 |
| Title | Saint Ultan's Hospital House and Finance Committees minute and agenda books |
| Date | 1944-1983 |
| Creator Name | Saint Ultan's Hospital Finance Committee, 1966-1969 |
| Saint Ultan's Hospital House Committee, 1943-1969 |
| Saint Ultan's Hospital Joint House and Finance Committee, 1969-1984 |
| Description | The Saint Ultan's Hospital House Committee, although provided for in the hospital's constitution, was only established by the Hospital Board in September 1943 in response to the growth of the hospital to 'supervise the domestic affairs … [and] be responsible for the upkeep & alterations of the premises'.
The initial name for the committee as proposed by the board had been the Lay Committee as it dealt with the lay, or none medical, affairs of the hospital, however at the first meeting the name was changed to House Committee.
In 1966 an additional Finance Committee was established to examine bills and accounts, and approve expenditure. To a large extent the roles of the two committees overlapped and from December 1969 they were combined into the Joint House and Finance Committee.
The minutes record the dates of meeting and the names of the committee members, attendance and absences. Subjects covered by the minutes include; appointment and employment conditions of domestic staff; menus; kitchen and dinning supplies; up keep and repairs to all parts of the hospital buildings; accounts and audits; accounts and costs from tradesmen and for repairs; reports of hospital inspection visits by committee members.
These minute books cover the period from 1944 to the end of 1983, with the exception of the period from 1972 to 1978 where there is a missing volume. In addition there is one agenda book coving the from period 1978 to 1983. |
| Extent | 6 volumes |
| Arrangement | Minute books are arrange chronologically, followed by the agenda book |
| Term | Hospital administration |
| Hospital finance |
| Corporate minutes |