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Hospitals in the NHS

Author:

McFarlane, Jean, King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Richards, Kay, and Wells, C. J.

Publication date:

1980

Abstract:

The paper begins with a background study on hospitals in the National Health Service by the Secretariat of the Royal Commission on the NHS. Hospital types and numbers are investigated including district general hospitals, community hospitals, teaching and specialist hospitals, followed by a discussion of specific aspects of the hospital ...
Essays on nursing

Author:

McFarlane, Jean and King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)

Publication date:

1980

Abstract:

As highlighted by the report of the Royal Commission on the NHS, nurses are the largest staff group in the NHS and account for over one quarter of the total current expenditure in the NHS. Compared to doctors, their manpower and training needs have received relatively little attention until the ...
Multi-disciplinary clinical teams

Author:

King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), McFarlane, Jean, and Batchelor, Ivor

Publication date:

1980

Abstract:

The development of multidisciplinary working in the administrative and clinical settings received much comment in the evidence at the Royal Commission. The first paper here is a summary of the issues involved. The second, by Professor Ivor Batchelor, a member of the Commission and Professor of Psychiatry, details experience of ...