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Author:: King's Fund and Coote, Anna
Publication date:: 2004
Abstract:: Failure to address avoidable ill health will put huge pressures on the future NHS while deepening health inequalities. This discussion paper asks why, until recently, helping people to stay healthy has had so little emphasis, and what mechanisms and incentives are needed to put wider population health at the heart ...

Author:: London NHS Confederation, Royal College of Nursing, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2004
Abstract:: The King's Fund, NHS Confederation and Royal College of Nursing produced this briefing that provides key facts and figures on London's health needs, and highlights what they believe are the five most pressing health issues for the Mayor to tackle. The five key messages are: make London a healthy place ...

Author:: King's Fund, Abbott, Stephen, Florin, Dominique, Fulop, Naomi, and Gillam, Stephen
Publication date:: 2001
Abstract:: This report presents the findings from a two-year research project comprising six case studies of how primary care groups and trusts (primary care organisations, PCOs) are carrying out their health improvement role. It analyses: the approach taken by the six sites to health improvement, and the development of relevant strategies ...

Author:: King's Fund, Johnson, Lucy, and Levenson, Ros
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: The fundamental questions about the role of primary care in public health are: how can primary care develop its input into public health while also remaining focused on meeting the health care needs of individual patients and their families, and, how can GPs and others in the primary health care ...

Author:: Coker, Naaz, King's Fund, Arora, Shona, Gillam, Steve, and Ismail, Hanif
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: This guide is mainly aimed at PCG/T boards as they attempt to address the core government objectives of reducing inequalities and tackling racism. It should particularly benefit those with small ethnic populations, although those PCG/Ts with large ethnic populations, where there has been a history of attempting to meet local ...

Author:: Fulop, Naomi, Florin, Dominique, Gillam, Stephen, Abbott, Stephen, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: This report presents the findings from the first phase of a two-year research project comprising six case studies of how primary care groups and trusts (PCG/Ts) are carrying out their health improvement role. Its purpose is to record the development of the health improvement role by the sites in their ...

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: This publication summarises the key points from the publication 'Improving Health at Local Level : the role of primary care' by Ros Levenson and Lucy Johnson. The fundamental questions about the role of primary care in public health are: how can primary care develop its input into public health while ...

Author:: King's Fund and Coote, Anna
Publication date:: 2004
Abstract:: This publication summarises 'Prevention rather than cure'. Failure to address avoidable ill health will put huge pressures on the future NHS while deepening health inequalities. This discussion paper asks why, until recently, helping people to stay healthy has had so little emphasis, and what mechanisms and incentives are needed to ...

Author:: King's Fund and Thorlby, Ruth
Publication date:: 2008
Abstract:: In December 2006, the Department of Health issued its second 'operating framework', The NHS in England: The operating framework for 2007/08, which provides a set of rules and guidance for NHS organisations in England for the year ahead. Aimed primarily at managers and clinical staff, the operating framework for 2007/8 ...

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2005
Abstract:: This paper is a formal response by the King's Fund to the Department of Health consultation on the smokefree elements of the Health Improvement and Protection Bill.

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