Humanists.uk

  1. Home
  2. Humanists.uk

National Health Service Humanist Heritage

WebWhen Nigel Lawson said in 1992 that the National Health Service was the ‘closest thing the English have to a religion’, he may have inadvertently alluded to the very non-religious …

Actived: 4 days ago

URL: https://heritage.humanists.uk/national-health-service/

‘Humanists at Help’: a history of humanist care

WebMid 20th century – creation of the NHS In very public ways, humanists were instrumental in reforming healthcare provision in the UK, most notably in the creation of a National …

Category:  Health Go Health

Humanist Heritage: Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)

WebHarriet Martineau was a writer, reformer, and freethinker. Though born in Norwich, Martineau became active in the intellectual circles of London, and a close friend of …

Category:  Health Go Health

Five ways humanists have promoted better healthcare for all

Web5) Campaigners for assisted dying reform. From our inception in 1896, to early humanist figures like Olga Jacoby, through to our campaign for legal assisted dying …

Category:  Health Go Health

Denis Diderot – Humanists UK

WebDenis Diderot. Denis Diderot. Philosopher and writer of the French Enlightenment. Denis Diderot was born to a family noted for their church connections but became an atheist …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Assisted Dying Inquiry Report Everything you need to know

WebThe Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into assisted dying in Parliament has published its big report, Humanists UK Assisted Dying Campaigner …

Category:  Health Go Health

Serious health conditions more than double suicide rate – ONS

WebA diagnosis of a serious health condition is associated with an elevated rate of death due to suicide according to new data released by the Office of National …

Category:  Health Go Health

Humanist Heritage: Ernestine Mills (1871-1959)

WebAfter his death, Ernestine edited The Life and Letters of Frederic Shields, published in 1912, in which she recalled her first impressions of him as ‘a fascinating but rather alarming …

Category:  Health Go Health

Animal welfare – Humanists UK

WebAnimal welfare legislation in the UK mandates that all animals must be stunned so that they are insensible to pain before the lethal cut is made during the slaughtering process. This …

Category:  Health Go Health

Humanist Heritage: Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)

WebSpencer is most recognised today for using the ideas of biology and evolutionary theory to inform his views on society. His most influential publication was A System of Synthetic …

Category:  Health Go Health

‘Complementary and alternative medicine’ – Humanists UK

WebHumanists support scientists and researchers in their quest for knowledge and the improvement of human health and wellbeing. We believe that claims made about the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Humanist Heritage: Aneurin Bevan (1897-1960)

WebAneurin Bevan was born in Tredegar, a working-class mining town in South Wales, in 1897. The mining industry was a huge part of his young life; his father and grandfather both …

Category:  Health Go Health

Assisted dying – Humanists UK

WebAssisted dying. We believe that any adult of sound mind who is intolerably suffering from an incurable, physical condition and has a clear and settled wish to die should have the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Humanist Heritage: Auguste Comte (1798-1857)

WebAuguste Comte was born on 19 January 1798 in Montpellier, France. He was a gifted student, and attended university in Paris. In 1824, he married Caroline Massin in a civil …

Category:  Health Go Health

Humanists UK Convention 2024 Cardiff – Humanists UK

WebHumanists UK Convention will make its return to Cardiff in 2024, the first time the Convention has come to Wales since 2012. More than 100 years on from the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Humanist Heritage: William Beveridge (1879-1963)

WebWilliam Beveridge was an economist and social reformer, whose landmark ‘Beveridge Report’ paved the way for the welfare state. This 1942 report, Social Insurance and …

Category:  Health Go Health

Uplifting and humorous poems for a humanist funeral

WebAnd share a toast or two. For I am sure you will remember well. How I loved to drink with you. Don’t worry about mourning me, I was never easy to offend. Feel free to share a …

Category:  Health Go Health

Abortion deleted from UK-organised international statement

WebA UK Government-organised multinational statement committing to the fundamental rights of women and girls has been amended to remove references to …

Category:  Health Go Health

New NHS guidelines mandate equality in non-religious and …

WebNotes. For further comment or information, media should contact Humanists UK Director of Public Affairs and Policy Richy Thompson at [email protected] or …

Category:  Health Go Health

Top Categories

 › Appendicitis

 › Headaches

 › Gout

 › Women's Health

 › Thyroid

 › Sleep

 › Skin

 › Sexual Health

 › Senior Health

 › Pregnancy

 › Oral Health

 › Neurology

 › Migraine

 › Mental Health

 › Men's Health

 › Menopause

 › Medications

 › Lung Conditions

 › Infectious Disease

 › HIV/AIDS

Popular Searched

 › Pontchartrain health care centre

 › Benefits of big data in health care

 › Hunter health imaging service

 › United health group bill 2022

 › Sedgwick certification of health care provider

 › Health inequalities in plymouth

 › Miami mental health and rehabilitation center

 › Defence health travel insurance australia

 › Kathy health insurance flashcard

 › Miami center for mental health and recovery

Recently Searched

 › Humanitarian mental health support

 › Role of lady healthcare workers

 › Give an hour mental health

 › Types of telehealth visits

 › Ozark health rehab arkansas

 › My jackson health portal

 › Three branches of health policy

 › Mental health programs in rwanda

 › Independent health mental providers

 › Isleta health center albuquerque jobs