Because it would be obvious to use blue for boys and pink for girls (if a liitle Un-PC) and nothing much has changed since the NHS E was the Ministry of Health. In article <[log in to unmask]>, Jim Walton <[log in to unmask]> writes >Girls are Blue Boys are Pink. >Does any one know why fp7/8 note forms and the envelopes are blue for >females and pink ( yes I know it is not quite pink ) for boys ? Ewan Davis [log in to unmask] - Bromsgrove, UK Managing Director AAH Meditel Ltd - Supplier of EMR Systems. [log in to unmask] Voice +44 (0)1527 579414 Fax +44 (0)1527 837287 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%