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
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.
- Article
Reclaiming my story
Sharing her story of mental illness and treatment with trainee social workers has helped Caroline Butterwick make sense of her past, and continues to be a positive part of her life today.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Student Health Services. Report of a visit to the United States and Canada, RE Lane and HB Maitland
Date: 1947Reference: PP/HUN/B/29Part of: Hunter, Donald (1898-1977)
- Pictures
- Online
A motorbike helmet inscribed with the letters 'UConn'; promotion for use of protection and safe sex by the Student Health Services. Colour lithograph by Shelley Czaban, 1992.
Date: 12/92[1992]Reference: 667024i- Books
Student health services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland / by Alex Mair.
Mair, Alexander.Date: [1967]- Archives and manuscripts
Student Drug Use in America, reports
Date: 1975-1987Reference: SA/DRS/C/3/1/10/12Part of: DrugScope- Books
A handbook on British student health services / [Nicolas Borrell Malleson].
Malleson, Nicolas Borrell.Date: [1965]