Stories
- Article
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.
- Article
A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
- Article
Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
- Article
The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
"Museum Transfer Procedures"
Date: 1976 - c.1980Reference: WA/HMM/TR/Abc/G/17Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
Howard Schaeffer - Transcripts
Date: 30 Oct 1997-12 Feb 2002Reference: WF/M/AV/O/03/30/2Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Howard Schaeffer - Audio cassette
Date: 30 Oct 1997-12 Feb 2002Reference: WF/M/AV/O/03/30/1Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
'Access to Medical Records' - closed material
Date: 1976-1986Reference: SA/PAT/D/16/3aPart of: The Patients Association- Books
- Online
Vaccinating Britain : mass vaccination and the public since the Second World War / Gareth Millward.
Millward, GarethDate: 2019