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.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
- Book extract
Inside the Cold War mind
Martin Sixsmith explores the competing national psyches of Russia and America, and a world divided between their irreconcilable visions of human nature.
- Article
Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
"Review of codeine containing analgesic medicines available over the counter in the light of recommendations made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on misuse of medicines - response by PAGB" [Proprietary Association of Great Britain]
Date: June 2009Reference: PP/IDD/C/4/5Part of: Iddon, Brian- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Mr Hubback, Chairman Simon Population Trust and Dr John Ermsich, Policy Studies Institute: "Population trends in Great Britain and public expenditure consequences"
Date: 1984Reference: SA/PGP/B/1/16Part of: All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health- Books
HIV/AIDS and sex education for young people / Lynda Finn [and 7 others] ; with an introduction by Claire Baron ; edited by Claire Baron and Ailsa Butler.
Date: 1992- Journals
Parliamentary AIDS digest / The All-Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS (Great Britain)- Books
Parliamentary hearings for national HIV/AIDS strategies : summary and recommendations October 1998 / All-Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS (Great Britain)Date: 1998