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Before the Second World War, Britain was not self-sufficient in many materials.

When Mr Chamberlain announced on September 3rd 1939 that this country was at war with Germany, the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) swung into action.

Developments which led to the establishment of the NHS

The role of the King's Fund in the design of hospital beds and leading up to the formation of the NHS

The chronicle of care of older people in Britainstretches back hundreds of years.  In those early days, illness would be managed within the family, perhaps with aid from local herbalists.

The role of immigrants from the Asian sub-continent in the development of geriatric medicine

‘Person-centred care’ is a much-used phrase in nursing.

Clinical guidelines on intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital, managing medicines in care homes and medicines optimisation, from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NICE quality standard on the assessment, care and treatment of urinary incontinence in women.

Focusing community services on those with frailty can improve quality of care and reduce hospital bed usage.

Delirium can be confused with dementia but is potentially reversible if the causes are identified. Transient loss of consciousness, or blackouts, are very common, but diagnosis of cause is oft