The aim of this report is to help those planning to survey patients' opinions on hospital care by summarising the experience of others who have already done so. It describes the different types of surveys used, the resulting action achieved and a summary is given of changes in levels of ...
This project paper presents the results of a series of studies of hospital house journals. It reflects the views of producers and consumers - the editors of house journals and their readers. The project has highlighted the importance of good communications in hospitals, has demonstrated that a house publication can ...
This document reports the discussions of the Group who endorse the validity of an inter-organisational approach to social need and social provision, and who consider practical ways of developing it. As a step towards wider social planning, the group suggested that opportunity be found in the proposed formation of joint ...
This document gives instructions as to how patient satisfaction surveys may be undertaken, particularly in the psychiatric hospital setting. The aim of the study is to : assist psychiatric hospitals to gain information on the views of their patients, both favourable and on priorities for change, and thus enable the ...
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 March 1974. 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 aim of this study are: a) to assist the hospital to gain information on the views of its patients, whether showing satisfaction or making a suggestion for improvements, so that it can take action when desirable and practicable; b) to enable each hospital to compare its results with those ...
This is the report of a multi-disciplinary workshop which met for two days in December 1974 to consider employment opportunities for mentally handicapped people.
This is an account of six experimental courses of in-service training, designed to help existing mental handicap staff to adapt their work-processes and attitudes in order to respond more readily to the challenge of the newer mental handicap strategies and attitudes which are now developing throughout the world. All the ...
This pamphlet details the programme for the move of staff and equipment from the Nutford Place premises of the King's Fund Centre, to Albert Street in 1976.
This publication is a catalogue compiled by the Shirley Institute, financed by a grant from King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and assisted by the King's Fund Centre and the Disabled Living Foundation. It gives details of garments which had been found suitable for various types of disability and would ...