Stories
- Article
Surviving as a working-class woman without work
An enforced period of unemployment was extremely tough for Claire Hart, a working-class woman with a strong work ethic. Here she describes her feelings during this difficult time.
- Article
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.
- 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.
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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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Sex education for people with disabilities - mental/physical
Date: 1966 - 2001Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/6/11Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
Health Visitors' Association
Health Visitor's AssociationDate: 1902-1990Reference: SA/HVA- Archives and manuscripts
Society of Medical Officers of Health
Society of Medical Officers of HealthDate: 1856-1998Reference: SA/SMO- Archives and manuscripts
British Social Hygiene Council
British Social Hygiene CouncilDate: 20th centuryReference: SA/BSH- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Teenage pregnancy
Date: 1964 - 2008Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/5/9Part of: Family Planning Association