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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.

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Obesity and Britain’s boys

Six young men and six experiences of being overweight. Find out how these boys and their loved ones feel about this stigmatising issue.

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Between sickness and health

In early 2020, the subject Will Rees was studying – imaginary illnesses – took on a new relevance as everyone anxiously scanned themselves for Covid symptoms each day. But this kind of self-scrutiny is nothing new, as he reveals.

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Two health centres, two ideologies

Two futuristic, light-filled buildings aimed to bring forward-looking healthcare to city dwellers. But the principles behind each were very different.

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  • War Widows Association of Great Britain : member of Council of British Service and ex-Service Organisations, affiliated to National Council of Women [letterhead].
  • War Widows Association of Great Britain : member of Council of British Service and ex-Service Organisations, affiliated to National Council of Women : [introductory letter].
  • War Widows Association of Great Britain : member of Council of British Service and ex-Service Organisations, affiliated to National Council of Women : [introductory letter].
  • League of Nations' course for overseas health officers, Great Britain, February to April 1924: group portrait of attendees on the steps of the Palace of Nations, Geneva. Photograph, 1924.
  • Getting off cigarettes on your own is hard : you're up to four times more likely to quit if you get NHS support : there are lots of free ways we can help / NHS Smokefree.
  • Getting off cigarettes on your own is hard : you're up to four times more likely to quit if you get NHS support : there are lots of free ways we can help / NHS Smokefree.
  • A guide to healthy eating and regular exercise for a healthier lifestyle : suggestions to help you on your way / NHS.
  • A guide to healthy eating and regular exercise for a healthier lifestyle : suggestions to help you on your way / NHS.
  • A guide to healthy eating and regular exercise for a healthier lifestyle : suggestions to help you on your way / NHS.
  • A guide to healthy eating and regular exercise for a healthier lifestyle : suggestions to help you on your way / NHS.
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