Nick Black

Walking London's Medical History Second Edition (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating guide tells the story of health care development from medieval times to the present day through seven walks in central London, each with a key theme. By visiting former health care buildings where events unfolded, readers can envision the past and gain an understanding of the continuing challenges that we face to improve modern health care. Packed full of curious and surprising facts about medicine and health care and beautifully illustrated with maps, photographs, and images, this is the perfect guide for anyone with a passion for urban walks, the history of London, and medicine.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000515497
• Artikelnr.: 62471679

Autorenporträt

Nick Black is professor of health services research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (University of London). He is one of the leading academics in the UK on health services, having published several books and over 200 articles in medical journals. He is the founding co-editor of the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, a leading international journal, and edited a series of 20 books on understanding public health. He advises the Department of Health on quality assessment and chairs the National Advisory Group for Clinical Audit & Enquiries. Apart from health care policy, his interests include history, architecture, cooking, and Arsenal. He is married and lives in north London.

Inhaltsangabe

The history of health care. Church, Crown and City - Covent Garden (4.8 km
2.5 hours). The lost hospitals of St Luke's - St Luke's (3.7 km
1.5 hours). A cradle of reform - St Pancras & Bloomsbury (3.5 km
2 hours). The challenging isle - Soho (2.9 km
1.5 hours). Merge or move - Fitzrovia (4.6 km
2 hours). From trades to professions - Marylebone (4.5 km
2 hours). 'Merrie Islington' to 'the contagion of numbers' - Finsbury (2.6 km 1.5 hours) & Islington (3.8 km
2 hours). Motoring tour: No city is an island - north and east Kent (160 miles
3 days by car).