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A quick guide to drugs, the brain and brain chemistry

Discover some of the major chemicals that govern activity in our brains, how they work, and why certain drugs have the effects they do.

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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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Between two summers

As Michael Malay tends his allotment, absorbing all the sensations of his surroundings, he finds the repetition of work calms the mind.

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Happy Joy Smile

Drawn from real-life experiences, this short story depicts a character negotiating the UK’s current mental health system. Discover what happens as they encounter waiting lists, sketchy healthcare and punitive government bureaucracy.

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  • Medallion of St. George and the Dragon. Worn by sailors to prevent drowning. Sold near London Docks.
  • The British Trawlers' Federation, Ltd. : (members of the Federation of British Industries)... : Cross Street, Fish Docks, Grimsby.
  • Cape Town, South Africa: The docks at Cape Town. Photograph by George Washington Wilson, 1896.
  • Hong Kong: docks and harbour from the cliffs. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
  • Lighthouses, docks, diving apparatus and other equipment involved in marine engineering. Process print after G. Waugh, 18--.
  • Boer War: a group of wounded war veterans at the docks in England. Halftone, c. 1900, after a photograph.
  • The Royal Naval Hospital and the Queen's House, Greenwich, from the south, the Isle of Dogs and West India Docks beyond. Engraving by T. Reeve after E. Pugh, 1804.
  • Archangel: (above) two reindeer harnessed to a sledge which a boy is driving; (below) ship building docks and ferry. Etching.
  • Albert Dock Hospital, London
  • Rumex Crispus (Curled Dock)
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