The Health Archives and Records Group (HARG) acts as a representative body for archivists and records managers working in the health sector in the UK and Ireland. Membership is open to all with an interest in health archives and records wherever they are based, and is free of charge.
The Group was founded in the late 1980s and was formerly known as the Health Archives Group. It is an independent body, although it has a formal link to the Society of Archivists (the professional body for archivists, records managers and archives conservators in the UK and Ireland) as an affiliate of its Specialist Repositories Group. Its day to day activities are undertaken through an elected committee, and it takes forward work on specific issues through ad hoc sub-groups, each of which is led by a committee member.
The aims of the Group include facilitating networking and sharing of information amongst its members, raising the profile of records and archival issues in the health sector, promoting the use of health archives and collaborating with other professional bodies on issues of shared concern. The Group holds meetings open to all members three times per year.
For more in-depth information about our aims and activities see our About Us pages.
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