Caring for the Poor in the Highlands: The Role of the GP

When & Where

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Wednesday, 12 May 2021 - 6:00pm
Online, Online, Online

Event Details

In 1845 the new Scottish Poor Law established a funded medical service for the registered poor. By 1852 the Physicians’ Enquiry concluded that medical provision in the Highlands of Scotland was still seriously inadequate. In this presentation Dr Patricia Whatley will discuss the changing issues relating to the work of the general practitioner in the second half of the nineteenth century in the remote and isolated regions of the Highlands, culminating in 1913 in the establishment of the Highlands and Islands Medical Service.

Dr Whatley is Senior Lecturer in History and Information Studies at the University of Dundee.

This event will be streamed live online here: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/caring-poor-highlands-role-gp . There is no need to advance book.

Contact

Daisy Cunynghame

Costs

Free

Event Location

Online
Online
Online

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