Stories
- Article
The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
- Book extract
Why the NHS is worth saving
In this extract from his latest book, ‘Free For All’, Dr Gavin Francis poses challenging questions to be addressed if a health service that’s free for all at the point of use is to remain possible.
- Article
Trust me, I’m a patient
Artist Rachel Rowan Olive is an expert in the way her mental health condition affects her. Here she explains how it helps if doctors understand that.
- Article
Cowpox, Covid-19 and Jenner’s vaccination legacy
The well-known story of vaccination pioneer Edward Jenner has at its heart his drive to make vaccines free of charge and available to all. Now his principles extend to the global campaign for a people’s patent-free vaccine for Covid-19.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
BIOS Council Minutes: 1998 - 1999
British and Irish Orthoptic SocietyDate: 1998-1999Reference: SA/OPS/A/2/7Part of: British and Irish Orthoptic Society- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Sex education advertisements
Date: 1970 - 2003Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/6/5Part of: Family Planning Association- Books
Sexual health services / NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.
NHS Quality Improvement ScotlandDate: 2008- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
"Social service department development circulars"
Date: 1969-post 1973Reference: PP/RKF/B.20/13Part of: Freudenberg, Rudolph Karl (1908-1993) and Freudenberg, Gerda (née Vorster) (1906-1995)- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence - General Meeting and Executive Committee
Date: 9 Jun 1967Reference: SA/CMO/C/102Part of: Association of County Medical Officers of Health and the County Medical Officers Group of the Society of Medical Officers of Health