Stories
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Medics and the bomb
Would a nuclear attack on the UK overwhelm the NHS? At the height of the Cold War, despite government optimism, medics predicted doom.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
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Social isolation and the search for sanctuary
Threatened with deportation, Furaha Asani turned to her church for support. Met with silence and disinterest, she walked away, but argues that churches should do much more for migrants.
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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.
Catalogue
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Obesity and the environment briefing : increasing physical activity and active travel / Public Health England, Local Government Association.
Date: 2013- Archives and manuscripts
County Boroughs, England and Wales
Date: 1948-1967Reference: SA/FPA/A11/77-89Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
County Councils, England and Wales
Date: 1930-1948Reference: SA/FPA/A11/61-72Part of: Family Planning Association- Books
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Obesity and the environment : regulating the growth of fast food outlets / Public Health England, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Local Government Association.
Date: 2013- Books
- Online
Reports and papers on the Port and riparian sanitary survey of England and Wales, 1893-94 / with an introduction by the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board.
Date: 1895