The rag and bone shop of the heart

In this lecture, Richard Holloway presents a diagnosis of the human condition reflecting on key issues of concern to public health.

Faculty of Public Health Medicine Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Lecture, October 2000.

In his lecture, Richard Holloway, Primus of the Episcopal Church in Scotland, presents a diagnosis of the human condition reflecting on key issues of concern to public health, including social exclusion and the use of drugs.

In suggesting remedy and therapy he points to both the more radical action which is a strategic change in employment, education, housing and social welfare but recognises that there is also more immediate action than can ameliorate distress. He concludes by warning 'One of the main dangers to the health of our nation is the way power hijacks our very thought processes, so that we deny ourselves the right to think creatively about the problems that confront us'.

Suggested citation

Holloway R (2000) The rag and bone shop of the heart. Lecture. Nuffield Trust.

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