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Britain: Health and the People c.1000–Present

Trace 1,000 years of British medicine, from Galen and the four humours through the germ theory revolution to the NHS and modern genetics. This course covers the AQA GCSE specification for Britain: Health and the People in full, organised around the PET HATS framework (Public Health, Education, Treatment, Hospitals, Anatomy, Treatments, Surgery) and the factors that drive medical change.

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Medicine Stands Still

c.1000 – 1500

Why did medicine not change for over 500 years?

Ancient Foundations: Hippocrates and Galen

• Medieval Hippocrates and Galen

The Christian Church and Medicine

• The Christian Church and Medicine

Islamic Medicine

• Islamic Medicine and Surgery

Medieval Towns, Monasteries and Public Health

• Medieval Towns and Monasteries

The Black Death (1348)

• The Black Death (1348)

The Beginnings of Change

1500 – 1800

How did individuals start to prove Galen wrong?

The Renaissance and Medical Thinking

• The Renaissance and Medical Discovery

Vesalius and Anatomy

• Andreas Vesalius and Anatomy

Paré and Surgery

• Ambroise Pare and Surgery

Harvey and Circulation

• William Harvey and Circulation

The Great Plague (1665)

• The Great Plague (1665)

Hospitals, Surgeons and John Hunter

• Hospitals, Surgeons and John Hunter

Jenner and Vaccination

• Edward Jenner and Vaccination

A Revolution in Medicine

1800 – 1900

The shift from miasma to scientific proof.

Pasteur, Koch and Germ Theory

• Pasteur, Koch, and Germ Theory

Simpson and Anaesthetics

• James Simpson and Anaesthetics

Lister and Antiseptics

• Joseph Lister and Antiseptics

Public Health and Edwin Chadwick

• Public Health: Edwin Chadwick

John Snow and Cholera

• John Snow and Cholera

The 1875 Public Health Act

• The 1875 Public Health Act

Modern Medicine

1900 – Present

Government and War as the drivers of modern health.

Ehrlich and Magic Bullets

• Paul Ehrlich and Magic Bullets

Fleming and Penicillin

• Alexander Fleming and Penicillin

Florey, Chain and Mass Production

• Florey, Chain, and Mass Production

The Liberal Reforms (1906–1911)

• The Liberal Reforms (1906-1911)

Beveridge and the NHS

• Beveridge and the NHS

Modern Surgery: Transplants and Technology

• Modern Surgery: Transplants and Lasers

The DNA Revolution and Genetics

• The DNA Revolution and Genetics

21st-Century Healthcare: Costs and Choices

• 21st-Century Healthcare: Costs and Choices

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