Stories
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Between sickness and health
In early 2020, the subject Will Rees was studying – imaginary illnesses – took on a new relevance as everyone anxiously scanned themselves for Covid symptoms each day. But this kind of self-scrutiny is nothing new, as he reveals.
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Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume VI. Minutes of evidence (95th to 110th days and 139th and 149th days) with appendix. [This volume contains the oral and written evidence of witnesses from Scotland. The evidence relating to unemployment will be found in Appendix volume IX].
Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress.Date: 1910- Books
How to heal from heartbreak (or at least feel less broken) / Carissa Potter, Vera Kachouh.
Potter, CarissaDate: 2022- Books
Hold still : a portrait of our nation in 2020.
Date: [2021]- Archives and manuscripts
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Henry Wellcome Letter Book 3 ['Letter Book 3']
Date: Mar 1890 - Nov 1896Reference: WF/E/01/01/03Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
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Letter from the Propaganda Department to Party Speakers
Date: Oct 1947Reference: HALDANE/4/8/1/41Part of: Haldane Papers