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In the 21st century we take it for granted that there are General Practitioners in almost every town and hospitals within half an hour's travelling distance. This situation, however, has only become commonplace since the mid 20th century.

This part of the Virtual Museum illustrates how the modern medical model has evolved through the ages, by following the local story.

The history is split into several articles:

- The Early Days - from the 13th century

- The Start of Organised Medicine - from 1550 to c1830

- The 19th Century and Medical Nepotism

- The Early 1900s

- District Nursing

- The First World War

- Between the Wars

- The Second World War

- The Coming of the N.H.S.

- The 1950s

- The Healthcare Team

- Local Hospitals (including more distant ones used by Hungerford residents)

Photo Gallery:

19890616 The Surgery (JoG Time Capsule)
19890616 The Surgery (JoG Time Capsule)

The Surgery (photo added to the Joh o'Gaunt School Time Capsule Project), 16 Jun 1989.

19910900 Surgery Staff at Frances Francis' retirement
19910900 Surgery Staff at Frances Francis' retirement

The Surgery staff, on the occasion of Frances Francis' retirement, Sep 1991.

19970623 The Surgery (Ivor Speed)
19970623 The Surgery (Ivor Speed)

The surgery, Jun 1997 [Ivor Speed]

19980700 Community Health Centre-01
19980700 Community Health Centre-01

The Community Health Centre, Jul 1998.

19980700 Community Health Centre-02
19980700 Community Health Centre-02

The Community Health Centre, Jul 1998.

19980700 Hungerford Surgery-01
19980700 Hungerford Surgery-01

The Surgery, Jul 1998.

19980700 Hungerford Surgery-02
19980700 Hungerford Surgery-02

The Surgery, Jul 1998.

- The Surgery (photo added to the John o'Gaunt School Time Capsule Project), 16th June 1989.

- The Surgery staff, on the occasion of Frances Francis' retirement, September 1991.

- The Surgery, June 1997 [Ivor Speed].

- The Community Health Centre, July 1998.

- The Surgery, July 1998.

See also:

- Caring for the Poor

- "History of Medicine in Hungerford" by Dr Hugh Pihlens, 1991 [HHA Archive N36]

- "History of Medicine in Hungerford" by Dr Hugh Pihlens, 2006 [HHA Archive N37]