things that cannot be explained by our knowledge of science or nature

the study of the positions and movements of stars and planets to say how they might influence people's lives

twelve signs representing both groups of stars and when people are born

Medieval ideas about the causes of illness and disease

History

Medieval approaches to treating and preventing disease

Medieval surgery

Medieval caregivers

The Black Death

Renaissance ideas about disease and illness

Renaissance approaches to treatment and prevention

Renaissance changes in anatomy and surgery

William Harvey

Hospital care in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries

The Great Plague of 1665

Edward Jenner and vaccination

New 19th century ideas about the causes of disease and illness

19th century approaches to treatment and prevention

A 19th century revolution in surgery

The growth of hospital care in the 19th century

Fighting cholera in London in the 19th century

Improvements in public health in the 19th century

Modern advances in understanding the causes of illness and disease

Modern improvements in diagnosis

The development of magic bullets and antibiotics

The welfare state and the NHS

Modern approaches to medical treatment

Modern approaches to the prevention of illness and disease

The fight against lung cancer in the 21st century

In this unit, pupils learn about either migrants in Britain or medicine in Britain over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine one of these themes, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Thematic studies

an act that shows you are sorry for something that you have done

a procedure that involves deliberately draining blood from the body

the act of getting rid of something which is considered undesirable

in this context, medical treatments which involve cutting into the body

surgery which involved drilling a hole into the skull

a substance that makes you unable to feel pain

the action of burning body tissue using heat to stop an injury from bleeding or getting infected

to say what is wrong with someone who is sick

to say what medical treatment someone needs

groups of buildings that are a home for religious men or women who live separately from other people

when a large number of people get the same disease over the same period of time

a type of germ which sometimes causes disease

when people are kept away from others because they have, or might have, a disease

a physical feeling or problem that shows that you have a particular illness

something related to the medical Theory of the Four Humours

used to refer to people or medical practices which are useless and untrustworthy

a period of time when someone avoids eating, often for religious reasons

a smooth, thick substance that is used on painful or damaged skin

a thread or wire used for tying something, especially a blood vessel

the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged

the action of cutting something open, especially a dead body or plant, in order to study its structure

to change something completely, usually to improve it

the act or process of closing an organisation

dirty or unhealthy and therefore likely to cause disease

the practice of keeping away from other people as much as possible, in order to stop a disease from spreading

the state of being unable to catch a specific disease

approach to testing and gaining knowledge based on observation and experimentation

something which people must do because of a rule or law

any living organism which is too small to be seen without a microscope

bacteria grown under laboratory conditions

actions and systems intended to prevent disease and maintain good health within communities

the process of adding an amount of blood to a person’s body

relating to preventing disease by removing dirt and waste

a room in a hospital where people receiving treatment stay

something that has become dirty or harmful to people’s health

a large underground hole that is used for collecting human waste

foods which have been made weaker or worse in quality, especially by having something added to them

the belief that governments should not interfere in people’s daily lives

the way that people live, including their diets and levels of exercise

to have the same physical or mental characteristics as one of your biological parents or grandparents

information that is passed on from a biological parent to a child which controls particular characteristics

the process of saying what is wrong with someone who is sick

medicine which destroys or limits the growth of bacteria in the body

in this context, the ability to fight something or not be affected by it

a system in which the government accepts responsibility for protecting people's quality of life

the medicine someone needs to treat a health condition

to control something using machines and not people

in a modern context, practices conducted by trained professionals, based on scientific methods and evidence

gas which is sent out into the air as a result of certain actions

a substance that pollutes water or the air

where non-smokers breathe in smoke from cigarettes

in this context, a space that is surrounded or closed off on all sides

Thematic studies

Medicine in Britain, c1250–present

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.