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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
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Providing care across languages
When medics are taught in English but their patients speak other languages, effective communication becomes fraught. Niyoshi Shah explores the linguistic gaps between patient and doctor.
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Vaccinating a community, saving lives
Doctor Jane Harvey always goes the extra mile to care for her patients, and in recent months that’s extended to huge efforts to save lives with her coronavirus vaccination push.
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Why we need to decolonise healthcare
In this extract from ‘Divided’, Annabel Sowemimo describes the way her nana’s stroke and hospitalisation heightened her awareness of the need for us all to advocate for the health of others.
Catalogue
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The married lady's companion, or, Poor man's friend; in four parts : I. An address to the married lady, who is the mother of daughters : II. An address to the newly married lady : III. Some important hints to the midwife : IV. An essay on the management and common diseases of children / by Samuel K. Jennings.
Jennings, Samuel K. (Samuel Kennedy), 1771-1854.Date: [1808?]- Books
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The care and treatment of the insane poor : the president's address read at the annual meeting of the Medico-Psychological Association (held at the Royal College of Physicians, July 31, 1867) / by C. Lockhart Robertson.
Robertson C. Lockhart, 1826-1897.Date: 1867- Books
Access : how do good health technologies get to poor people in poor countries? / Laura J. Frost & Michael R. Reich.
Frost, Laura J., 1969-Date: [2008]- Audio
Auditorium : an audio medical magazine for hospital doctors. Vol.12, no.1.
Date: 1985- Books
Improving patient flow : how two trusts focused on flow to improve the quality of care and use available capacity effectively : learning report.
Garrett, SarahDate: 2013