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This talk considers the local east London population in the late 19th century, its health and social problems.
The NHS was built upon clinical services that had evolved over the centuries and was shaped by political debates that were even older. This talk considers the local east London population in the late 19th century, its health and social problems. Geoffrey will explore the professional care available from nearby doctors and hospitals and how these were financed. He will also cover some of the debates, reports and controversies about charitable and state health care in the run-up to the NHS Act 1946.
Speaker Geoffrey Rivett is a contemporary medical historian and vice chair of the Council of Governors of the Homerton Hospital Foundation Trust. He worked first as a general practitioner and later in the Department of Health and has published two books on London’s hospital system and the history of the NHS.
Speaker(s): |
Geoffrey Rivett | talks |
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Date and Time: |
7 April 2009 at 7:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Bishopsgate Institute |
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Tickets: |
£7, concessions £5; advance booking required |
Available from: |
Call 020 7392 9220 between 9.30am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. |
Additional Information: |
Bishopsgate Institute is two minutes walk from Liverpool Street station. |
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