BBCNEWS Breakfast June 4, 2024 06:45:00
Hospital, and also their plans for the future. the story of st bartholomew's hospital is the story of health care itself. created by rahere, a monk, to look after the sick of east london who were too poor to afford treatment, this deed — written in latin and preserved in the hospital archive — denotes its foundation in 1123. and nine centuries on, it's still providing care, despite infrequent obstacles — such as henry viii's dissolution of the monasteries cancelling its income. but, following a concerted campaign, bart's was saved — a decision signed off by the king himself. we know th...