Dingwall Helen. A History of Scottish Medicine: Themes and Influences

Edinburgh University Press, 2003. — 288 p.Great names, research and innovations, celebrated centres of medical training - Scotland has always been associated with medicine. In this exciting book, Helen Dingwall introduces the history of Scottish medicine from earliest times to the present day. Offering a new synthesis of medicine and society in Scotland, she:- covers developments in medicine, surgery and alternative medicine in relation to the changing economic, social, political and religious background;
- discusses concepts of professionalism and institutionalisation;
- assesses medical practitioners and patients in the general historical context.This is the first comprehensive study of Scottish medicine to be written by a historian for over twenty years. Its breadth of coverage - given both the time span and the range of background factors considered - makes A History of Scottish Medicine invaluable reading for all those with an interest in this fascinating subject.