This report outlines and discusses the King's Fund Ward Sister Training Project being piloted at Guy's Hospital and Whipps Cross Hospital in London. This arose from debate in 1977 about how the Fund could respond to the climate of management awareness and professional concern about the role of the ward ...
The conference was based on the Consumers' Association report "Children in Hospital" which investigated the extent to which hospitals have implemented DHSS recommendations since the Platt Report. Its aim was to develop the concept of change and in particular how staff with responsibility for children in a general hospital face ...
This discussion paper reports a study of the ways in which short-term residential care services for mentally handicapped children are being developed by different agencies and in different parts of England. The idea behind such provision is to provide families with a break from a child who may be causing ...
This paper looks at how people with learning difficulties are considered when they experience the death of somebody who has been close to them. Because society continues to have stereotyped ideas about people with learning difficulties, when they grieve, they may not be shown the consideration due to them. This ...
The essence of successful management of day hospital care concerns relationships between the staff and patients and also communication between staff and patients' relatives. The report concentrates on the multidisciplinary approach to day hospitals and examines the roles of nurse, physiotherapist and occupational therapist in detail. Further discussion centres on ...
This paper is concerned with managerial competence in organisational roles and covers personality traits and management styles in the discussion. Dr. Chater concludes that there is no `best theory of management', however situations can be maximised to achieve goals and the environment modified to facilitate change.
This leaflet has been produced by a group concerned that the needs a grief reactions of bereaved people with learning difficulties are likely to be overlooked. It is hoped that this leaflet will be helpful in promoting discussion.
The report begins with a description of the two main presentations - the development of the nucleus hospital from a DHSS viewpoint, and then the experience of planning a nucleus hospital presented as two case studies from Newham Hospital and Maidstone District General Hospital. Discussion centred around the following points: ...
This conference was organised by the King's Fund to provide a forum for discussion about the implications for service planning in the National Health Service of the proposals outlined in the DHSS consultative paper HN(81)4. The topic was discussed under the following headings: new policies: old problems; health service planning ...
This series of study days was organised by the King's Fund Centre with help and advice from the DHSS and the Centre for Policy on Ageing. It provided an opportunity for members of staff who are responsible for the inspection and registration of homes and the officers in charge of ...