| Administrative History | A Student Health Service was first introduced at Aberdeen University in 1925. A local general practitioner was appointed to examine each student on matriculation, check their medical history and screen them for tuberculosis. The appointment of Dr. Alexander Macklin in 1946 saw the Service organised on occupational health lines, with a focus on health and fitness. He also incorporated the Student Nurses of the Hospital Board into the Service and was later granted a restricted list so that he could prescribe. He was also instrumental in founding the British Student Health Association.
The British Student Health Association was created as an independent body in 1951 following the third Conference on Student Health, held in Cambridge. The initial conferences were held under the auspices of the Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust. Throughout its history, the association has undergone a number of name changes: it was initially called the British Student Health Officers Association, becoming the British Student Health Association in 1965. In 1988 it became the British College Health Association, its aim 'to relieve sickness', 'promote the highest possible level of health for the individual and collectively for all who study and work in Universities and Institutes of Higher Education' and 'to advance Health Education'. The first conference was held in Oxford in 1947, the second in Edinburgh in 1949. Conferences were held in Aberdeen in 1954, 1963 and 1987. |
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