The King’s Fund Point of Care programme aims to improve the experience of patients in hospital and to support staff to provide high-quality, patient-centred care. Hospital staff are working in highly pressurised environments and the nature of their work is complex, intense and emotionally challenging. This has an impact on ...
This consultation response sets out The King's Fund's thoughts on improving dignity in care to the Partnership on Dignity in Care (Age UK, NHS Confederation and Local Government Group). It focuses on the Point of Care programme and Enhancing the Healing Environment projects, drawing attention to insights, argument and evidence ...
How can we ensure that patients in hospital are treated with respect and compassion? The Point of Care programme has been set up to transform patients' experience of care in hospital, and to enable health care staff to deliver high-quality care. Based on existing research and qualitative studies with patients ...