Edexcel GCSE SHP History 2013 Series

Edexcel GCSE History B Schools History Project: Medicine (1A) and Surgery (3A) SB 2013

by Cathy Warren, Nigel Bushnell, Kirsty Taylor, and Rob Bircher

Published 29 April 2009

The Edexcel GCSE History B: Schools History Project - Medicine (1A) and Surgery (3A) Student Book, revised for the 2013 specification, helps students develop key historical skills, understanding and knowledge.

Fully updated to thoroughly cover all the content in the revised 2013 specification for Unit 1A and Unit 3A.
Contemporary design appeals to students of all abilities.
Tiered activities allow students to work and progress at a pace entirely individual to them.
Source skills are specifically targeted, with information about how real historians use sources.
Examzone sections at the end of each unit include graded sample exam answers with commentary and a dedicated section for classroom based revision. All materials have been updated to match the revised assessments for first examination in 2015.
Examzone features throughout the book highlight common pitfalls and misconceptions and provide structured exam question practice.

Contents Listing

Unit 1A: Medicine and public health in Britain c50AD to the present day

Medicine and public health in Britain c50AD-c1350
Medicine and public health in Britain c1350-c1750
Medicine and public health in Britain c1750-c1900
Medicine and public health in Britain c1900 to the present day

Unit 3A: The transformation of surgery c1845-c1918

Anaesthetics
Infection
Blood loss
Factors infuencing these developments
Examzone