This publication consists of the collated information of a survey undertaken in the autumn of 1985 by the Long Term and Community Care Team at the King's Fund Centre. All NHS district general managers in the UK were contacted, to find out about innovations in services for the elderly during ...
This paper aims to set out principles of good practice for services for people suffering from dementia. It is intended to be used by all those who are involved in operating, planning or monitoring services for these people. It begins by stating some key principles which should underlie the provision ...
A summary of social characteristics in all district health authorities in England has not been published before. The items presented here are about children, the elderly, housing, migration and economic factors, and include a selection of composite scores. Similar information about electoral wards may be used to identify the most ...
This study day arose from the D.H.S.S. study of the same name published in 1981 and was concerned with the policy implications of the D.H.S.S. document. An overview of the 'Respective Roles' study was given before discussing "models" of geriatric care with their advantages and disadvantages, and opportunities for mutual ...
The conference aimed to introduce members of London district health authorities to the particular problems of providing services for elderly people within London, following reorganisation of the NHS in April 1982. Quality of provision for old people, both in the community and in hospitals in London contrasted greatly with the ...
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 ...
During the period 1975-1979, a project "Care of the elderly" was undertaken, with support from the King's Fund, by members of Devon's social services department, Exeter health care district and the Institute of Biometry and Community Medicine, University of Exeter. The overall purpose of the project was to promote the ...
This report is a summary of the final conferences on the care of elderly people based on a study of Danish experience in the field. The subjects for discussion were housing, the need for flexibility in care and the identification of good practices. Four syndicate groups discussed specific topics, keeping ...
A service for the elderly mentally ill was started at St Francis' Hospital, Haywards Heath, in 1967. This collection of papers has been published following a grant from the King's Fund. The report gives some account of what has happened since the establishment of the service, the type of services ...
The conference was convened by the King's Fund and the Association of General Practitioner Hospitals, to promote discussion and debate on the place that English and Welsh general practitioner hospitals have in the provision of care for the elderly. Topics under discussion included the provision of co-ordinated community geriatric care ...