Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Schöpfer:: Laing, William, The King's Fund, and Laing & Buisson
Publication date:: 2005
Abstract:: The demand for care and support in old age is growing nationally, but London faces some particular challenges. For example, although there are fewer older people in inner London, many are likely to need social care as a result of poor health, poverty, poor housing and lack of social support. ...

Schöpfer:: Levenson, Ros, Robinson, Janice, The King's Fund, and Greatley, Angela
Publication date:: 2003
Abstract:: In 2002, the King's Fund commissioned a major inquiry into the state of the capital's mental health and mental health services and how far they meet the needs of service users. The inquiry set out to: investigate whether mental health care had improved in the capital since the King's Fund ...

Schöpfer:: The King's Fund and Stanley, Eleanor
Publication date:: 2006
Abstract:: In recent years the NHS has made significant progress in increasing the number of non-executive directors (NEDs) from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, as part of a wider move to reflect diversity at all levels of NHS organisations. Drawing on the findings of two surveys and interviews with individuals ...

Schöpfer:: The King's Fund and Thorlby, Ruth
Publication date:: 2006
Abstract:: Patient choice has been central to the government's recent NHS reforms, along with a new payment system that rewards hospitals that are attractive to patients. But will these reforms make services more responsive? In the treatment of HIV and AIDS, patients have always had a choice of which hospital to ...

Schöpfer:: The King's Fund, Hutt, Ruth, and Buchan, James
Publication date:: 2005
Abstract:: The specific dynamics of the London health care labour market, and the challenges they create for recruitment and retention, were highlighted in the 2003 King's Fund report 'In Capital Health?'. In the 18 months since, a number of important and far reaching changes have been initiated across the NHS. This ...

Schöpfer:: The King's Fund, Edwards, Nigel, Gilburt, Helen, and Murray, Richard
Publication date:: 2014
Abstract:: The government’s mandate for achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health has put the spotlight on mental health provision. In London, meeting the mental health needs of the large and diverse population poses major challenges, and the London Health Board has identified improving the mental wellbeing of Londoners ...

Schöpfer:: Nath, Vijaya and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: This paper summarises the results of a small research study designed to capture the experiences of and reflections on revalidation of responsible officers (ROs) in London. The results provide a snapshot of what the implementation of revalidation has meant for the new ROs six months in. The paper also draws ...

Schöpfer:: The King's Fund, Woodhead, David, Tennant, Ruth, and Jochelson, Karen
Publication date:: 2002
Abstract:: This research summary, based on interviews with stakeholders in London and nationally, plus a review of recent policies and commentaries, analyses the public health issues faced by local strategists and managers, and offers recommendations to support the development of the function locally. It demonstrates the need to embrace the complexity ...

Schöpfer:: The King's Fund, Greatley, Angela, and Ford, Richard
Publication date:: 2002
Abstract:: The 'Working Together in London' programme was set up by the King's Fund, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and the Department of Health to establish assertive outreach teams and develop new ways of working that can bring about the social inclusion of people with severe and long-term mental health ...

Schöpfer:: The King's Fund, Rosen, Rebecca, and Mountford, Lesley
Publication date:: 2001
Abstract:: Nine NHS walk-in centre pilot sites opened in London during 2000. Six of the nine centres are located in hospital sites. The other three centres are in Soho in central London, the High Street in Croydon, and Parsons Green in Fulham. NHS walk-in centres are nurse-led and offer primary care ...

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