Many professional bodies keep their own archives which may generally be accessed by application to the archivist/librarian:

• Royal College of Anaesthetists
• Royal College of General Practitioners
• Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• Royal College of Midwives
• Royal College of Nursing
• Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Royal College of Physicians (London)
• Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The college supports a range of heritage projects including the digitised correspondence of the Enlightenment physician William Cullen
• Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Worshipful Society of Apothecaries The Society of Apothecaries’ archives, housed at Apothecaries’ Hall, chart the history of its development and its changing roles and activities as: a City Livery Company; a major centre for the manufacture and sale of drugs ; the founder and manager of Chelsea Physic Garden, and medical examining and licensing body.
• Worshipful Company of Barbers The archives comprise the administrative records of the company including constitutional documents, records relating to the governance of the Company, membership records, financial records, records relating to professional activity and records relating to the Company’s charities.