Stories
- Article
The cook who became a pariah
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
- Article
NHS strikes and the decade of discontent
When the social unrest of the 1970s spread to the NHS, dissatisfied staff challenged the status quo for the first time in quarter of a century.
- Article
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.
- In pictures
An emotional journey through drink
David Jesudason’s relationship with alcohol is complicated. Here he explores how booze can shape our behaviour, describing how he’s matured from underage drinker to cask-ale connoisseur.
Catalogue
- Books
Employment rights for the expectant mother / Employment Dept.
Date: 1992- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Employment Sheets
Date: 1913-1915Reference: RET/5/13/2/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Employment Book
Date: 1909 - 1932Reference: RET/5/12/3/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Employment Book
Date: 1932 - 1944Reference: RET/5/12/3/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Employment Agency Licences
Date: 1936-1960Reference: SA/MAC/E.1/1Part of: Mental After Care Association