Co-ordinating Committee of Senior Psychologists in the National Health Service

Comprises typed minutes, agendas and circulars concerning the BPS Co-ordinating Committee of Senior Psychologists in the National Health Service from 1960 to 1966. The committee ceased to exist with the inception of the Division of Clinical Psychology.

Details include:
Offprint entitled "Co-ordinating Committee of Senior Psychologists in the National Health Service:1960-1966" by Dr Mahesh M Desai, Secretary CCSP and Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Belmont and Henderson Hospitals
Typed memorandum from Dr Mahesh M Desai, Secretary CCSP concerning the views of the CCSP at the first meeting of the Divison of Clinical Psychology
Typed memorandum and circular from Dr Mahesh M Desai, Secretary CCSP concerning a BPS Extraordinary General Meeting approving the formation of a Division of Clinical Psychology, December 1965 and 1966
Typed CCSP minutes of a meeting held on 2nd October 1965 (includes minute 139, The New Division of Clinical Psychology)
Typed letter from James Patrick S Robertson, Psychological Research Department to Dr Mahesh M Desai, Secretary CCSP concerning Register of Clinical Psychologists, 30th September 1965
Typed document concerning Register of Clinical Psychologists problems of inclusion and exclusion
Typed notice of meeting and agenda for 2nd of October 1965 (members urged to attend a DCP likely to start 1st January 1966)
Typed minutes of CCSP meeting on the 3rd of April, 1965
Typed minutes of CCSP meeting on the 19th of September 1964 (includes minute 119 Dr Robertson and Miss Rawlings suggesting the formation of a new Division of Clinical Psychology)
Typed letter from Dr Mahesh M Desai, Secretary CCSP concerning CCSP members in favour of forming a new Division of Clinical Psychology, 11th November 1964
1-page typed CCSP members circular with the results of a return on rankings for the future of the committee, 9th October 1964 (typed comments are included)
Typed minutes and agenda of a CCSP meeting held on the 19th of September 1964
Typed minutes and agenda of a CCSP meeting held on the 6th of April 1964
Typed request for seven possibilities for ranking concerning the future of the committee, 15th June 1964
3-page typed copy letter from Dr Mahesh M Desai, Secretary CCSP to Rt. Honourable Anthony Barber T.D.M.P. Minister of Health concerning Salary Scales for Clinical Psychologists, 3rd June 1964
3-page typed letter from Dr Mahesh M Desai, Secretary CCSP to Dr J. P. S Robertson Hon. Sec. EDPP concerning the future of the Co-ordinating Committee, 6th May 1964
4-page typed regional developments document 24th March 1964
7-page typed proposals for an evaluation of the work of NHS Psychologists in comparison with the work of civil service psychologists (HM Prison Service), 21st August 1961
Typed minutes of a CCSP meeting on the 28th of September 1963
9-page typed paper on Clinical Psychologists Salaries in comparison with Civil Service Psychologists and salary scales
Typed minutes of a CCSP meeting held on the 31st of March 1963
Typed minutes of a CCSP meeting held on the 15th of September 1962
Typed minutes of a CCSP meeting held on the 7th of April 1962
11- page draft in-service training of clinical psychologists in the NHS
Typed minutes of a CCSP meeting held on the 14th of October 1961
Typed minutes of a CCSP meeting held on the 31st of July 1961
Typed minutes of a CCSP meeting held on the 8th of April 1961
Typed minutes of the first CCSP meeting held on the 24th of September 1960 (May Davidson elected as the Chairman of the Committee)
Typed minutes and agenda of a preliminary CCSP meeting held on the 10th of April 1960

1960-1966

1 file

Deposited in the library at Wellcome Collection by the British Psychological Society in February 2009.

Compiled by the Cataloguing Project Archivist at the British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre, with minor editing by Wellcome staff.