Stories
- Article
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.
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Henderson, Sir David K. - The Royal Mental Hospitals of Scotland and The Royal Scottish National Hospital of Mental Defectives
Date: 1962Reference: DGH1/10/2/8Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Names of the witches (in Scotland) 1658
Date: 1658 - c.1910Reference: MS.3658- Videos
Medical Scotland.
Date: 1968- Film
Medical Scotland.
Date: 1968- Archives and manuscripts
Art in Madness - Early Patient Artwork
Date: 1843-c.1867Reference: DGH1/7/3/1Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital