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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · 1d

How to cure hiccups in 1686: 11 pages of treatments includes a hot treacle poultice or distraction with a whisper in your ear! We've been researching lotions & potions for our upcoming Well-City Salisbury course, looking in our book archives & pharmacy collection. www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · 7d

A less common view from outside Salisbury Infirmary, on this postcard, looking towards the clock tower, it is undated but likely late 19th C, Gale & Polden Wellington series card. more views at salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/infirmary-th...

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · 21d

On 17th Sept 1767, Salisbury held its first Infirmary Walk, a grand parade of staff, city leaders & musicians marching to the Cathedral to celebrate a new hospital. Bells rang across the city, read more about the annual event, pictured below 1920s salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/the-infirmar...

The Infirmary Walk Salisbury Healthcare History

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Sep 4

Today in our history coffee club we have been looking at artworks and poems written by patients whilst in hospital. This one is of Queensbury Ward 1982 and the mount includes lots of great vignettes of daily life at the Infirmary, salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/patients-eye...

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Sep 2

We've been examining portraits in our collections, especially this one of Adeline Cable (1864–1944) pioneering nurse who served during the Boer War in South Africa. In 1907 she became Matron of Salisbury Infirmary, a position she held for 18 years, salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/adeline-cable/

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our next Well-City Salisbury course is open for booking: Remedies - Exploring Healing with ArtCare & artist Tamsin Loveday. Explore our archives and learn about how people in Salisbury were cared for in the past, 9 Oct - 9 Dec 2025. Read more www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk/course/remed...

Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Aug 7

Today for our history coffee club we looked at x-ray and radiology through the ages with some of our glass plates through to MRI , read more at salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/all-about-x-...

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Aug 5

A print of Salisbury Infirmary from late 1700s, that illustrates our latest article about War, Welfare & Wallets: during the Napoleonic Era: looking at how wars are not just fought on the battlefields but also in the ledgers of Britain’s charities. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/war-welfare-...

War, Welfare & Wallets: during the Napoleonic Era Salisbury Healthcare History

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Aug 1

In the early days of Salisbury Infirmary, food wasn’t just nourishment, it was part of the treatment. At the Salisbury Infirmary, diet played a critical role in patient recovery, Read more about food at Salisbury Infirmary salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/feeding-body...

Feeding Body and Soul Salisbury Healthcare History

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Jul 30

Read the research we have done regarding these 2 portraits in our collections by pastel artist Margaret King in 1782 salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/two-pastel-p... #NHShistory #CreativeHealth

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Wessex Museums @wessexmuseums.bsky.social · May 27

📣 Join Wessex Museums as a #Trustee!

Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board. This is an opportunity to contribute to the leadership and future direction of the charity.

Become a Trustee - Wessex Museums

Wessex Museums is seeking a Trustee, with the potential to take on the role of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Lead on the Board.

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ArtCare @artcareuk.bsky.social · May 28

We are currently taking bookings for our next Well-City Salisbury course 'Sketching in the Landscape' with artist Nick Andrew. Tuesdays evenings, 17 June - 19 August, from 6 - 8:30pm Find out more www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk/course/sketc... #wellbeing #salisbury #creativehealth

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Claire E Clarkin @clarkinbonebiol.bsky.social · May 12

PhD opportunity 👇Precision Wearables for Female Forces: Advancing Performance to Address MSK health inequity @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social & Prof Kai Yang @winchesterschoolofart @unisouthampton.bsky.social Apply now ✍️ rolling deadline start Oct 25
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PhD Project - Precision Wearables for Female Forces: Advancing Performance to Address MSK Health inequity at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · May 12

Happy #InternationalNursesDay ! here are some images from a nurse training leaflet in 1960s Salisbury , see the full version salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/nurse-traini...

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · May 8

Our Salisbury Infirmary had a nice cup of tea with patients and two friends!

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · May 8

Celebrating nurses day Salisbury District Hospital we have a history display on level 5 and collecting contemporary stories to add to the archives. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/nursi...

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Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre @heritagewshc.bsky.social · May 5

It's #localhistorymonth which means a host of events, talks & exhibitions in #libraries across #Wiltshire, promoting local history. As we mark #VEDay80 many events have a wartime theme. Check out the Wiltshire Libraries website for more information. libraries.wiltshire.gov.uk/-/local-hist...

A crowd of cheering women workers at Hadens factory in Trowbridge stand either side of Queen Mary who visited the factory during the Second World War. In the background three women look out from a first floor window. Queen Mary is wearing a long coat with a fir lined collar and is wearing a hat.

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · May 6

We commemorate the #veday80thanniversary with an exhibition on level 4 Salisbury District Hospital that celebrates some of the people who worked at the WW2 US Army Medical hospital on this site. Read their words that describe their time here. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/odstocks-beg...

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · May 2

We're researching Salisbury Infirmary's Black List that documents patients barred from entry between 1820-1914. It contains stories that tell so much about our society. Many were thefts or absconding, others are more curious such as Mary Moody in 1853, recommended by Lady Bath, listed as imposter!

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · May 1

2/2 Note the 'women driver' reference for 1943 electric vehicles and pictured in the illustration! During World War II, women were actively encouraged to take jobs—especially in industries and roles traditionally held by men—due to the massive labour shortages caused by men going off to fight.

Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · May 1

1/2 We found this interesting advert for electric Vehicles in a news clipping from 1943. Electric vehicles were rare, however during World War II, fuel rationing and military needs spurred some interest in alternatives such as delivery vehicles (like milk floats or small utility trucks)

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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · Apr 23

How to get ready for #InternationalNursesDay:

✅ get your free badge
✅ download a poster for your workplace
✅ add a virtual background to your online meetings

And more, all on our website: buff.ly/PAMToCD

Text reads: Get ready for Nurses' Day 2025

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Apr 23

We hold the archives for Radio Odstock, the community volunteer run station at Salisbury Hospital, who celebrate their 72nd birthday this year. Pictured Bill Oddie opening the new studios in 1977 salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/tag/radio-od... #Archive30 #CommunityArchives
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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Apr 17

In 1820, if you had a chronic cough your “cure” involved:
- 12 ounces of bloodletting
- 3 doses of Salts on a full moon
- Pills made of devil’s dung
- 14 nights of burnt sponge & amber oil under the tongue with no talking until morning! Read more
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Lozenges, bloodletting, and the full moon Salisbury Healthcare History

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Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Apr 16

We have lots of people looking for something small in our archives... what do they see? #Archive30 #SomethingSmall salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/using-micros... @arascot.bsky.social

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