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The Hospitals 1800–1948: A Study in Social Administration in England and Wales (1964) online; Abel-Smith, B. A History of the Nursing Profession (1960) online; Allan, P. and Jolley, M. Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting since 1900 (1982) Bell, Frances, and Robert Millward. "Public health expenditures and mortality in England and Wales ...
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The history of hospitals began in antiquity with hospitals in Greece, the Roman Empire and on the Indian subcontinent as well, starting with precursors in the Asclepian temples in ancient Greece and then the military hospitals in ancient Rome. The Greek temples were dedicated to the sick and infirm but did not look anything like modern hospitals.
In 1979 across the whole UK there were about 2,750 NHS hospitals with about 480,000 beds, accounting for about 70% of total NHS expenditure. About one-third of beds in England were then provided in new or converted accommodation built since 1948 with a higher proportion in Northern Ireland, but lower in Scotland and Wales.
In 2015, the UK had 2.6 hospital beds per 1,000 people. [100] In September 2017, the King's Fund documented the number of NHS hospital beds in England as 142,000, describing this as less than 50% of the number 30 years previously. [101] In 2019, one tenth of the beds in the UK were occupied by a patient who was alcohol-dependent. [102]
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St Bartholomew's Hospital has existed on the same site since its founding in the 12th century, surviving both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. Its museum, which is open Tuesdays to Fridays every week, shows how medical care has developed over this time and explains the history of the hospital.
The Centre's research focus is largely on public health from the mid to late twentieth century and health services in the inter- and post-war period. [7] Its research programme includes: The recent history of public health at local, national and international levels; Substance use history: drugs, alcohol, smoking; Health services in the ...