Stories
- In pictures
Florence Nightingale, Victorian design and the treatment of Covid-19
Discover how the design of Britain’s Nightingale hospitals, set up during the first national lockdown, is based closely on Florence Nightingale’s pioneering ideas for the most effective hospital layout.
- Article
The art of soundproof design
Too much noise is more than annoying – it has serious negative effects on health and cognitive ability. Find out how designers and architects are mitigating the downsides of sound.
- Article
Designing better mental health wards
Bringing colour and natural light to tired, grubby mental health wards has a measurably positive effect on patients. A few groundbreaking projects are showing the way.
- Article
Children in burns prevention campaigns
Whose responsibility is it to prevent accidental burns and scalds in the home? Shane Ewen’s research shows that it’s everyone’s concern.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Corporate photography shoots C0000641 - C0000690
Date: 1997-1998Reference: WT/B/11/1/16Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Design drawings for Westminster and Chelsea Hospital: "Homely Frames"; "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour or An Orchestral Mnemonic"
Date: 1991Reference: ART/AFH/A/3/22aPart of: Arts for Health: archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Henry Wellcome Letter Book 5
Date: Jan 1899 - Aug 1901Reference: WF/E/01/01/05Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
"Children in Hospital"
Date: 1981-2003Reference: ART/AFH/A/3/37Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Archives and manuscripts
War - Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory
Date: 1914 -1932Reference: WF/E/01/03/32Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd