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1Department of Health, Social Work and Community Studies, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.
International History of Nursing Journal : IHNJ
|April 25, 2003
Abstract:
This article provides an historical review of past and present healthcare changes within the West Yorkshire town of Halifax, United Kingdom (UK). There is a focus on institutional and nursing history. There is discussion of the architectural design differences between hospitals with traditional pavilion 'Nightingale' wards and the less common circular ward design. The importance of understanding the past to understand the future is explored.