Health before the NHS

From DocuWiki

1 General Information
2 Cover
3 Information
- 3.1 The Road to Recovery
- 3.2 A Medical Revolution
4 Screenshots
5 Technical Specs
6 Links

[edit] General Information

Health-Medical Documentary hosted by Robert Winston, published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC Timeshift series in 2012 - English narration

[edit] Cover

[edit] Information

Robert Winston narrates the shocking story of health in Britain before the National Health Service.

[edit] The Road to Recovery

In the early 20th century, getting treated if you were ill was a rudimentary, risky and costly business - a luxury few could afford. Using rare archive footage and personal testimony, the programme tells how ordinary people, GPs, midwives and local councils coped with a chaotic and ramshackle system as they struggled to deal with sickness and disease in the homes and communities of pre-World War Two Britain.

[edit] A Medical Revolution

At the beginning of the 20th century hospitals were forbidding places very much to be avoided - a last resort for the destitute rather than places you would go to get better. Using unique archive footage from an era when infectious disease was virtually untreatable and powerful first-hand accounts from patients, doctors and nurses, the programme explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine.