Stories
- Article
The work of wet-nursing
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.
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A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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Medics, migration and the NHS
In the 1960s the NHS became Britain’s biggest employer. So to help fill all those jobs, the government brought in thousands of workers from abroad.
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Born in the NHS
Despite underfunding, strikes and scandals, the first two decades of the 2000s has seen the British people’s love of and loyalty to the NHS soar.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Queen's Nursing Institute
Queen's Nursing InstituteDate: 1887-1997Reference: SA/QNI- Books
British Red Cross : Oxfordshire Branch history, 1909 - 1994 / compiled by Michael Page.
Date: [1995?]- Archives and manuscripts
Introductory Information Packs for Student Nurses
Date: c.1960sReference: DGH1/6/13/3/4Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
Society for Social Medicine
Society for Social MedicineDate: 1956-2012Reference: SA/SSM- Archives and manuscripts
Society of Medical Officers of Health
Society of Medical Officers of HealthDate: 1856-1998Reference: SA/SMO