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.
- Article
Two health centres, two ideologies
Two futuristic, light-filled buildings aimed to bring forward-looking healthcare to city dwellers. But the principles behind each were very different.
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What Black women do when the NHS fails them
Sabrina-Maria Anderson explores misogynoir – hatred of Black women – within the NHS, and how women like her are consequently turning to other sources of medical support.
- 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.
Catalogue
- Videos
NHS : The perfect storm. A Panorama special.
Date: 2015- Archives and manuscripts
ECHS - European Collaborative Hospitals/Health Service Study
European Collaborative Hospitals/Health Service StudyDate: 1980-1995Reference: GC/191- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Correspondence with the Department of Health and Social Services
Date: 1980 - 1981Reference: SA/FPA/C/F/7/3/3Part of: Family Planning Association- Books
Management of financial resources in the National Health Service.
Date: 1978- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
FPA Fact Sheets
Date: 1989 - 1990Reference: SA/FPA/C/G/3/16Part of: Family Planning Association