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.
- Photo story
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.
- Article
When the sun goes down
Despite the country’s colonial and industrial dominion, the finest minds of Victorian Britain began to fear the devastating effects of declining natural resources. Even the death of the sun.
- Book extract
Why the NHS is worth saving
In this extract from his latest book, ‘Free For All’, Dr Gavin Francis poses challenging questions to be addressed if a health service that’s free for all at the point of use is to remain possible.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'The development of social service in Great Britain 1939-1946' (National Council of Social Service)
Date: 1946Reference: PP/ADD/K/3/11Part of: Robina Addis (1900-1986): archives- Books
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Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume VII. Minutes of evidence (111th to 122nd days) with appendix. England. (This volume contains the oral and written evidence of witnesses from various rural centres, especially in the south western, western, and eastern counties ; from the Parish of Poplar Borough, and from the National Conference of Friendly Societies.).
Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress.Date: 1910- Archives and manuscripts
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Report on the Conduct of National Congresses by the Organisational Committee
Date: Feb 1945Reference: HALDANE/4/8/2/2Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
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Letters between the National Cultural Committee and J B S Haldane
Date: 9 Mar 1948Reference: HALDANE/4/8/1/50Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Conferences and Congresses
Date: 1935-1976Reference: SA/ANA/D/10Part of: Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland