We have gathered together a page of quick links and downloads.
combat stress 100: a 60-minute film
This 60-minute film, made by Combat Stress in partnership with Age Exchange and with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, captures the compelling stories of military veterans - the camaraderie of basic training, fighting on the front line, the devastating impact of PTSD, and their enduring strength to rebuild their lives. The film is the result of over 60 interviews with veterans who showed incredible courage in sharing their stories in the hope that the public better understand PTSD and other mental health conditions experienced by some who serve on the front line.
We had the pleasure of working with Combat Stress and Age Exchange during 2020 to show this film online, and we can now share this with you here.
Please note the film contains trigger warnings for those living with mental health conditions including PTSD. If you would like to talk to somebody, please contact Combat Stress.
Suitable for 16+
pub quiz: medical history round
The George Marshall Medical Museum has created two rounds of quiz questions, complete with a mystery object and answers are included! Click on the links below to download your questions (each download is just over 1mb in size).
one for the gamers
This one won’t be for everyone, but if you’re into board games and you have a printer at home, you can print your own version of a game developed with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The game, based on the First World War scenario of a casualty clearing station, was piloted by Tudor Grange Academy, Worcester, and is ready to play!
a spot of light reading…
We have spent the last five years across both medical museums working with student researchers to create a number of booklets about the history of medicine. We wouldn’t say they were ‘quick reads’, but they’re certainly very interesting. Download one or more of them by clicking on the links below. We hope you enjoy them!
Martha Stewart: The First Female Resident Medical Officer at Worcester Infirmary
Worcestershire’s Wounded: Medicine and Hospital Treatment in the First World War
War Worry: How the First World War Affected the Mental Health of People in Worcestershire
Worcestershire and the Spanish Flu: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919
LISTEN TO A PODCAST
If you’re interested to find out how the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic (“Spanish ‘flu”) affected the county of Worcestershire (and beyond), then listen to this podcast created with George Marshall Medical Museum, History West Midlands, Dr. Emma Edwards and Professor Maggie Andrews.
Click here to listen to a brand new podcast recorded with Sarah Dentith and History West Midlands’ Mike Gibbs about Powick Hospital and patients during the First World War.
WATCH a film
‘Progress’ was a collaboration between EVERYBODY DANCE, The Infirmary and The George Marshall Medical Museum. 'Progress' gathered people of all ages and abilities together to work with a team of professional artists to research medical history and create dance in workshops and for the Progress film and live dance performance. Progress was supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and you can watch the fabulous eleven-minute film below.
The following five films were created as part of the UKMCG project ‘Medicine at the Movies’, and George Marshall Medical Museum worked with learners from No 10 Sansome Place and the Callow End History Society to record film, interviews and poetry.
check out the blog
There’s some interesting stuff on our blog. Head to News/Blog at the top of this page for the most recent updates, or click on any of the following links for some individual reads:
Out of the Wilderness Years: The dawn of a new era at Powick Mental Hospital, by Dr. Mark Gallagher
School Nursing Project, by Jack Bulbulias
Medical Electronics, Guest Blog #1 by Nigel Adams
Medical Electronics, Guest Blog #2 by Nigel Adams
enjoy a temporary exhibition from your sofa
We have had many exhibitions covering lots of topics in the past. Click on an image to see more (this list will grow, so do come back for more!).
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND HOSPITAL DESIGN
ALAN MANN: THE MANN, THE ARTIST, THE PHARMACIST
QUARANTINE BOXES & INFLUENZA (HELEN BIRNBAUM)
POWER OF PLANTS
THE STRUGGLE WITH NORMALCY
ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
LAPAROTOMY
EYE CONTACT: JEWEL OF THE BODY
CERAMIC TRANSMISSION - HELEN BIRNBAUM
find out about your ancestors
Do you think one of your ancestors was a patient at Worcester City and County Pauper Lunatic Asylum? Dr Frank Crompton has transcribed over 9000 patient case notes which are available for you to download from our website. You can search by name, date and diagnosis for records from 1852-1916. Click on the ‘Search the Database’ button below to find the patient you are looking for. Please note we do not hold any records for patients within the last 100 years.
transcribe an oral history interview
Thanks to a call-out at the start of lockdown asking for help with our oral history collection, the George Marshall Medical Museum has a further twelve oral histories transcribed and summarised, making them available for all future research. If you’d like to help out, you need access to a PC and the internet, and to be able to type. Ideally, for others in your household, you’ll also have a set of headphones!