Stories
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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.
- 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.
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The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
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How writing helps me manage schizophrenia
For Erica Crompton, writing is much more than a career. It’s an essential component of her mental health toolkit.
Catalogue
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Report on American manuscripts in the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.Date: 1904-1909- Books
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Report by Miss Collet, on the money wages of indoor domestic servants.
Collet, Clara Elizabeth.Date: [1899]- Books
Management of financial resources in the National Health Service.
Date: 1978- Books
Allocating health resources : a commentary on the report of the Resource Allocation Working Party / M.J. Buxton, R.E. Klein.
Buxton, Martin, 1948-Date: 1978- Books
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A catalogue of books, containing Several Valuable Libraries, lately purchased, With a Large and Good collection of modern new books, In various Languages, Arts, Sciences, &c. &c. Many of them are in Elegant and Splendid Bindings; Which began to be sold, (for Ready money only,) October, 1789. And will continue on Sale, at the low Prices affixed, until the Whole are Sold. By John Binns, bookseller, bookbinder, stationer, print-seller, and music-seller, in Leeds. Of where may be had, The Value for Libraries and Parcels of Books, In Ready money. - Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale, and may be seen at most Booksellers Shops in Great-Britain. N. B. All Orders from this Catalogue sent by Letter, are requested not only to mention the Number, but also the first Word of the Book, to prevent Mistakes. - The Books which are said to be New and Neat, are neatly bound in Calf Leather and Lettered, and those called New and Elegant, are also in Calf Leather, full gilt and lettered, and finished in a handsome Stile.
Binns, John, -1796.Date: 1789]