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National Health Service Collection

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Ward C3 at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 11th August 1969

Ward C3 at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 11th August 1969

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Swimmers laze in the sun by the outdoor pool at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham

Swimmers laze in the sun by the outdoor pool at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, Friday 30th August 1963

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Ground floor of new mess hall at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 25th April 1957

Ground floor of new mess hall at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 25th April 1957, which was opened today (by John Thompson)

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Old fashioned ward at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, Friday 30th August 1963

Old fashioned ward at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, Friday 30th August 1963, showing the high dingy roof and narrow windows

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Miss England 1959 Miss Pamela Searle receives her polio vaccination in public to

Miss England 1959 Miss Pamela Searle receives her polio vaccination in public to encourage more young people to have their jabs. She was given the jab by Dr

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: A district nurse paying a visit to a mother. 5th September 1964

A district nurse paying a visit to a mother. 5th September 1964

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Christmas Fair at The Rosie Hospital, Cambridges first purpose-built maternity

Christmas Fair at The Rosie Hospital, Cambridges first purpose-built maternity hospital, organised by midwives (left-right) Sue Holland, Alex Le-Roux, Sian Harper and Jean Bunting, Cambridge

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Addenbrookes Hospital Nursing Staff prepare for a new day on the wards, Cambridge

Addenbrookes Hospital Nursing Staff prepare for a new day on the wards, Cambridge, Thursday 24th September 1981

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Hope Nursing Home Brookland Avenue, Cambridge. (Picture) Nurses at work

Hope Nursing Home Brookland Avenue, Cambridge. (Picture) Nurses at work. 29th May 1963

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Student nurses Lena Palmer and Leslie Young at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham

Student nurses Lena Palmer and Leslie Young at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, kept a secret from their fellow classmates, they are mother and daughter, 20th March 1972

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Pause for thought amid empty beds: ward sister Margaret Sheepy takes a final sad look at

Pause for thought amid empty beds: ward sister Margaret Sheepy takes a final sad look at Whitley Hospital, where shes worked for 11 years. Coventry, West Midlands. 1st December 1988

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Aneurin Bevan often known as Nye Bevan, who was the Minister for Health who spearheaded

Aneurin Bevan often known as Nye Bevan, who was the Minister for Health who spearheaded the establishment of the National Health Service

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, Scotland, 16th November 1967

Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, Scotland, 16th November 1967. What medicine do you give to a bear with honeyitis

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Dr Sam Galbraith, Neurosurgeon pictured at Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland

Dr Sam Galbraith, Neurosurgeon pictured at Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, June 1987. Later, MP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour Party. May 1999 to March 2001

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: A nurse who was a dancer shows the children an exercise at the Thames Side war nursery

A nurse who was a dancer shows the children an exercise at the Thames Side war nursery. This is the biggest nursery of its kind in London

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: The District Nurse: General scenes of District Nurse Muggeride out on her rounds visit

The District Nurse: General scenes of District Nurse Muggeride out on her rounds visit her elderly patients. Seen here bathing a patients feet. Circa 1960

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: General view of one of the wards at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds

General view of one of the wards at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds, with patients lying in their beds and nurses in attendance. 1st May 1964

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Doctors in Manchester Town Hall vaccinating members of the public against smallpox in one

Doctors in Manchester Town Hall vaccinating members of the public against smallpox in one of the large rooms. 15th January 1962

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Paybody Hospital, Allesley, Coventry. 16th July 1983

Paybody Hospital, Allesley, Coventry. 16th July 1983

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Surgeons perform an operation at George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton

Surgeons perform an operation at George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton. 20th December 1992

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Graduation with a smile... some of the nurses who received their certificates at last

Graduation with a smile... some of the nurses who received their certificates at last nights prizegving ceremony at Walsgrave hospital, Coventry. 25th February 1976

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Exterior view of Gulson Road Hospital, Coventry. 16th July 1983

Exterior view of Gulson Road Hospital, Coventry. 16th July 1983

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Nurse with a newborn baby at a hospital in Cambridge. Circa 1964

Nurse with a newborn baby at a hospital in Cambridge. Circa 1964

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Doris Bishop retires from Chesterton Hospital, Cambridge, Wednesday 30th March 1988

Doris Bishop retires from Chesterton Hospital, Cambridge, Wednesday 30th March 1988

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Addenbrookes Hospital is an internationally renowned teaching hospital

Addenbrookes Hospital is an internationally renowned teaching hospital and research centre in Cambridge, England, with strong affiliations to the University of Cambridge

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Doctor at Newmarket Hospital in Cambridge. Circa 1986

Doctor at Newmarket Hospital in Cambridge. Circa 1986

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: A worker at Newmarket hospital in Cambridge. Circa 1970s

A worker at Newmarket hospital in Cambridge. Circa 1970s

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Addenbrookes Hospital Nurses (front to back) Jean Lees, Elizabeth Redfurn

Addenbrookes Hospital Nurses (front to back) Jean Lees, Elizabeth Redfurn, Ruth Jameson and Susan Bendall compete in a Bed Making Competition, Cambridge, Wednesday 11th January 1978

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Chesterton Hospital, Community Awards Day Winners, Cambridge, Wednesday 10th October 1989

Chesterton Hospital, Community Awards Day Winners, Cambridge, Wednesday 10th October 1989

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Addenbrookes Hospital Nurses, front of picture, twins Denise Kosh and Shian Harper

Addenbrookes Hospital Nurses, front of picture, twins Denise Kosh and Shian Harper, meeting to discuss new grading system, Cambridge, Friday 18th November 1988

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Graduation Day, Nurses Training School, Owlstone, Cambridge, Friday 22nd January 1965

Graduation Day, Nurses Training School, Owlstone, Cambridge, Friday 22nd January 1965

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Getting on with their voluntary wallpapering job in Ward B1 at Rubery Hill Hospital

Getting on with their voluntary wallpapering job in Ward B1 at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, are Stanley Hunt, ward orderly (left) and Michael Murphy, chief ward nurse, 11th August 1969

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Ward B3 at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 11th August 1969

Ward B3 at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 11th August 1969

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Prize winning students at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, including front left to right

Prize winning students at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, including front left to right, nurses, Susan Jones, Margaret Glossop (from Ontario, Canada) and Mary Handley, 1st November 1971

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: 20 stone cake goes under the knife at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham

20 stone cake goes under the knife at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, as Chef Steve Brogan prepares to cut the king size confection, measuring 6ft by 2ft, he is joined by, left to right

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Geriatrics Unit at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 23rd January 1964

Geriatrics Unit at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 23rd January 1964, Geriatrics is the branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 7th August 1990

Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 7th August 1990

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Beds being prepared in bed ward at Geriatrics Unit at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham

Beds being prepared in bed ward at Geriatrics Unit at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, by Staff Nurse Madeline Stafford and Assistant Matron Antony Carr, 23rd January 1964

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Secretary of State for Health William Waldegrave gives a press conference during

Secretary of State for Health William Waldegrave gives a press conference during the run-up to the 1992 election. 25th March 1992

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Labour leader Neil Kinnock at St Thomas Hospital, London

Labour leader Neil Kinnock at St Thomas Hospital, London. He spoke to nurses and doctors, saw patients on a ward and then held a press conference

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Labour Leader Neil Kinnock campaigning to save the NHS. 13th April 1988

Labour Leader Neil Kinnock campaigning to save the NHS. 13th April 1988

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Katharine, Duchess of Kent, officially opens Rowley Regis Hospital, West Midlands

Katharine, Duchess of Kent, officially opens Rowley Regis Hospital, West Midlands. 7th February 1995

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Whitley Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands. Into the 100lb capacity tumble-drier goes

Whitley Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands. Into the 100lb capacity tumble-drier goes the washing, tipped automatically. In 15 minutes even the heaviest blanket will be ready for finishing. May 1966

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: An exterior view of Whitley Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands. 27th February 1985

An exterior view of Whitley Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands. 27th February 1985

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Digging in as work is launched on the Royal Victoria Infirmary extension, left to right

Digging in as work is launched on the Royal Victoria Infirmary extension, left to right, Vernon Lee, representing the architects Arthur Taylor, Newcastle Health Authority chairman, Mike Laycock

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Teenage Cancer unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital that is due to open shortly

Teenage Cancer unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital that is due to open shortly. 7th October 1997

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Exterior of the Royal Victoria Infirmary hospital, Newcastle. 3rd April 1996

Exterior of the Royal Victoria Infirmary hospital, Newcastle. 3rd April 1996

Background imageNational Health Service Collection: Newcastle General Hospital. Medical Physics Technician Philip Oliver checks a Coherent XA

Newcastle General Hospital. Medical Physics Technician Philip Oliver checks a Coherent XA 30 laser which was bought by a charity aided by The Journal. June 1989



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