A baby died, wards were closed and nurses went on strike. An NHS crisis in the 1980s. Read more
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Protest
A baby died, wards were closed and nurses went on strike. An NHS crisis in the 1980s.
The New Plague
How the NHS responded to a new fatal disease, Aids, in the 1980s.
Policing the Bugs
When MRSA and other hospital bugs hit the headlines, the NHS had to clean up its act.
Too Much Medicine
Breast screening highlighted the issue of over-diagnosis and over-treatment in the NHS.
Nurse!
From cleaning bedpans to treating broken bones: how nursing in the NHS has changed.
Never Enough
The NHS has never had enough money. How have health ministers dealt with it?
Omnibus 1
The series which traces decisive moments in the history of the NHS.
Omnibus 2
Omnibus 3
The series that traces decisive moments in the history of the NHS.
Omnibus 4
