The papers in this booklet consist of reports prepared by multidisciplinary advisory groups as part of a project concerned with the integration of health services. This project originated in an application to the King's Fund from the South East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board for support for a study to see ...
The papers in this booklet consist of reports prepared by multidisciplinary advisory groups as part of a project concerned with the integration of health services. This project originated in an application to the King's Fund from the South East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board for support for a study to see ...
This publication contains details of hospital house journals, newsletters and bulletins at present known to the Hospital Centre. It is realised that this list may well be incomplete and the Hospital Centre will be glad to have details of any further publications that can be added, and any further information ...
The purpose of this report is to review the work of the Centre and to attempt some evaluation of this work as at the end of 1971. The report starts by recalling the original objectives of the Centre and commenting upon the Centre's role as a forum and meeting-place. The ...
This is an account of an attempt to improve co-ordination of services received by people with learning difficulties. With the guidance of a working party , the project has been designed and developed by members of a research advisory group. From the initial stages of the project this group shared ...
This document considers that the role of volunteers working in psychiatric hospitals is essentially to add a dimension of reality to the lives of the patients and, by so doing, to help them maintain, develop and strengthen their links with the community. A variety of voluntary services that are being ...
This publication considers a variety of ways in which volunteers may be brought in to hospitals to help bring interest and variety to people with learning difficulties. Listed are a variety of services already being given by volunteers.
Volunteers are able to spend time listening to elderly people whether in hospital or in a home, time which professional staff and even relatives are unable to spare. If used effectively on a hospital ward, volunteers can relieve some of the pressure which staff may feel in being unable to ...
The volunteer in a general hospital has two main roles: one to act as patient's friend and helper, and the other to help hospital people retain that precious human touch so vital to good care. within this context the volunteer can undertake a wide range of tasks which complement those ...