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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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Caring for our Disabled daughter in lockdown

Jane Holmes talks about the challenges of caring for her Disabled daughter while working and trying to stay safe during the pandemic.

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What Black women do when the NHS fails them

Sabrina-Maria Anderson explores misogynoir – hatred of Black women – within the NHS, and how women like her are consequently turning to other sources of medical support.

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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web

Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.

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  • A yellow triangle bearing the words "AIDES. AIDES à domicile ..." against a backdrop of blue; advertisement for home-care services offered by AIDES, the support group for those with HIV/AIDS. Colour lithograph by David Figueiredo, 1990.
  • A pile of ironing with an iron, a lamp with an open book and pair of glasses and a basket of fruit representing an advertisement for home-care services offered by AIDES, the support group for those with HIV/AIDS. Colour lithograph by Compagnie Corporate and Frank Dieleman.
  • A pile of ironing with an iron, a lamp with an open book and pair of glasses and a basket of fruit representing an advertisement for home-care services offered by AIDES, the support group for those with HIV/AIDS. Colour lithograph by Compagnie Corporate and Frank Dieleman.
  • A young woman takes the hand of a sick man, while an older woman listens. Line engraving by C. Grignion after P. Sandby.
  • Community care : nursing, midwifery and health visiting / prepared for the Department of Health and Social Security by the Central Office of Information.
  • Community care : nursing, midwifery and health visiting / prepared for the Department of Health and Social Security by the Central Office of Information.
  • A man lies on a bed next to a woman reading as another woman approaches with a bunch of flowers representing the residential unit of the London Lighthouse centre for those with AIDS and HIV. Colour lithograph.
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