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Reeling in the Years...

Reviews and Links covering a range of different aspects of health
(and, indeed, social care).
Medical Sociology online If you want to keep up-to-date with the very latest developments in the wild'n'wacky world of medical sociology (and, let's face it, who doesn't in this day and age?) then this is probably the site for you, since it's packed to the metaphorical rafters with all kinds of recent research papers (in Html and pdf format). This all comes courtesy of the British Sociological Association, so it's three rousing cheers for the BSA - Hip-hip...
National Health Service History This labour of love offers, in the words of its creator, Geoffrey Rivett, "the most substantial, perhaps the only, account of the first 60 years of the NHS". Although the information contained on the site is extensive and detailed, there is a valuable "short history" section for those who want a general overview of the NHS and its main developments.
Patient UK Although some might say an appropriate name for anything associated with the venerable NHS ("Wait-In-This-Long-Queue4Hours.co.uk" was also, it's rumoured, another possible choice) the former Health Development Agency (clinical, functional and descriptive names no-longer find much favour in the shiny pomo world of "CanDo" Britain) site contains a range of materials / information relating to all aspects of public health in the UK. It's aimed at "Health Professionals" but don't let this detract you from exploring the the wealth of information / video / links contained within its electronic pages...
SHIELD SHIELD stands for the Sociologies of Health and Illness ELearning Databank and, once you get past the contrived acronym this is an interesting site in that it contains a number of "learning modules" that combine printed text with audio-visual material (delivered through Shockwave Flash). The basic notes can also be downloaded in Word / Pdf format. Currently covered are areas like the Sick Role, social class, doctor / patient relations and health inequalities. Further notes (presumably from the incomplete project) on areas like gender and health exist on the site as part of a project proposal.
Sociology Lectures A series of lecture notes (with the emphasis on "notes") prepared by Anthony Pryce of the City University, London. Although prepared for an undergraduate audience there's material here (on areas like illness as a social process and health and gender) that can be adapted to an A-level audience. The Home Page is a little weird (as in "Hmmm, that's a bit odd, but in a strangely attractive way".)