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by Paul A.C. Richards, Barbara Valentine, Tom Dunning
Extract from Introduction by Dr Tom Dunning
….. this wide-ranging and eclectic collection of papers contributed by a diverse range of authors. They concern the history of health care in Northern Tasmania, especially in Launceston. Some of the papers deal with the entire island as, however much some may wish, the various parts of Tasmania cannot always be separated from the rest of the state.
Extract from Foreword by Professor Henry Reynolds July 2006
Effecting a Cure: Aspects of Health and Medicine in Launceston is a most effective means to both commemorate and celebrate the history of medicine and to chronicle the story of the LGH, the medical personnel associated with it and the subsidiary institutions with which it was related. It has many of the benefits and some of the drawbacks - of an endeavour which from the start, had the support of a committee of people, both expert and enthusiast, and which draws on the experiences and knowledge of over 50 contributors.
Much of the vitality comes from the great diversity of viewpoints and styles; much of the success of the editors comes from the skillful weaving of so many different threads into a coherent and well-structured fabric. And this is done without apparently offending anyone….
…the reminiscences and reflections of so many individuals breathes life into what otherwise could have become a dull, albeit a worthy, institutional history.
by Paul A.C. Richards, Barbara Valentine, Tom Dunning
Extract from Introduction by Dr Tom Dunning
….. this wide-ranging and eclectic collection of papers contributed by a diverse range of authors. They concern the history of health care in Northern Tasmania, especially in Launceston. Some of the papers deal with the entire island as, however much some may wish, the various parts of Tasmania cannot always be separated from the rest of the state.
Extract from Foreword by Professor Henry Reynolds July 2006
Effecting a Cure: Aspects of Health and Medicine in Launceston is a most effective means to both commemorate and celebrate the history of medicine and to chronicle the story of the LGH, the medical personnel associated with it and the subsidiary institutions with which it was related. It has many of the benefits and some of the drawbacks - of an endeavour which from the start, had the support of a committee of people, both expert and enthusiast, and which draws on the experiences and knowledge of over 50 contributors.
Much of the vitality comes from the great diversity of viewpoints and styles; much of the success of the editors comes from the skillful weaving of so many different threads into a coherent and well-structured fabric. And this is done without apparently offending anyone….
…the reminiscences and reflections of so many individuals breathes life into what otherwise could have become a dull, albeit a worthy, institutional history.