Key Information
Reference code
K/PP149/4/1/40
Title
CLOSED UK general correspondence, R, 1948 1964-1971
Date(s)
- 1964 - 1971 (Creation)
- 1948 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Correspondence on topics including: donations to St Christopher's Hospice; thanks for talks and lectures given by Saunders; the 'Brompton Cocktail' (a combination of opiates and alcohol used for terminal pain relief); visits to the hospice by organisations including the Royal Scottish Corporation, Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS), and the British Red Cross Society. File includes correspondence with Dr M D Ripka, the general practitioner who cared for Saunders' early patient David Tasma. File includes sensitive personal data and is CLOSED for review in 2055.