Memories of working on the wards at Christmas time

The Kingston and St George’s Nursing oral history project ‘Nurse’s voices’ captures the experiences of nurses working at St George’s hospital in the 1940’s and 50’s. In this video you can hear their memories of working on the wards at Christmas time. […]

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Unrest – the official trailer. A movie about ME

American Jen Brea was a Harvard Ph.D. student leading a seemingly charmed life until she was struck down by a mysterious fever that left her bedridden. Housebound, often bedridden, doctors were baffled by her symptoms but eventually she was diagnosed with ME, a devastating condition with no known cure or drug treatment. As Brea sought […]

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Robocare

The use of NAO Robots with patients was trialed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London. The idea was to assess whether these robots could help combat the social isolation experienced by many inpatients in hospital wards. The results were varied and very moving… This project was conceived and originated by Dr. Marcela P. Vizcaychipi and […]

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The green cross code

Its #RoadSafetyWeek so here’s a blast from the past! UK Public Information Film. Road Safety. Green Cross Code Man is Dave Prowse, the same guy that played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars Trilogy. Speed down and save lives! […]

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This week is National HIV testing week

The annual National HIV Testing Week (NHTW) promotes HIV testing to gay and bisexual men and black African men and women. These groups make up seven out of 10 people in the UK living with HIV. For more information go to National HIV Testing Week. […]

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