An essay which identifies, selects and critically appraises sources relating to an agreed topic. Back to Modules. This module is designed to provide a sound basis for students interested in pursuing studies in the history of women and the history of nursing. It is a required core research module for the Post Graduate Diploma in the History of Nursing. Back to Modules.
Students explore the changing roles of the health care professions in an industrial nation.
Detailed debate will relate to the British and European experience of public health from the mid-nineteenth century. Contrasting and comparative accounts will be introduced as appropriate and in response to student experience. An essay which explores the changing role of one 'public health occupation' in a defined locality. Back to Modules. This module seeks to explore the influences which led to the formation and evolution of a 'National' Health Service in Britain and to trace and explicate the impact of such influences upon the development of nursing, midwifery and other caring roles.