Stories
- Article
The mystery of the malignant brain
In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.
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Fees, funding and the NHS
In the 1950s, dramatic political battles over NHS charges brought down a government. But public confidence in the service still grew.
- Interview
Inside the mind of Living with Buildings curator, Emily Sargent
Curator Emily Sargent reveals why council estates and a Finnish TB sanatorium were chosen for the ‘Living with Buildings’ exhibition.
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
Catalogue
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The relation of the visiting and house staff to the care of hospital patients / by W. Gilman Thompson.
Thompson, W. Gilman (William Gilman), 1856-1927.Date: 1906- Books
Channels of communication : report of an enquiry carried out in hospitals in Scotland for the Working Party on Suggestions and Complaints in Hospitals / by Vera Carstairs.
Carstairs, Vera D. L.Date: 1970- Books
How to make a complaint : a quick guide for patients / Christine Hogg.
Hogg, Christine.Date: 1996- Books
Complaints about clinical care : correct management / Garth Hill.
Hill, Garth.Date: 1991- Books
Chronic nasal sinusitis and its relation to mental disorder : an applied pathology of abnormal conditions of the nasal sinuses found in mental hospital patients / by F.A. Pickworth.
Pickworth, F. A. (Frederick Alfred), 1889-Date: 1935