BMA library and archive blog

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of BMA House. In 1925, the British Medical Association moved from 429 The Strand to its new home in Tavistock Square.   The official opening ceremony of...

On the 21 June 1948, two weeks before the formation of the NHS, the HMT Empire Windrush arrived in the UK carrying over 1000 passengers who disembarked the following day, hoping...

UPDATED 20/12/2023: all of the access links and content in this blog post checked and updated accordingly. This post is a first in our “From the Archives” series highlighting some of the...