This document produces the results of an investigation into the operation of industrial units. Three aspects of the operation of such units was looked at in particular: the possibility of obtaining work from government or hospital service sources; methods of payment in the units; pricing of contracts.
With the growing acceptance that nurses should be relieved of non-nursing duties an increasing number of central plate and tray services are being considered by Hospital Management Committees. One such service is the Regethermic system, an innovation from France. The King's Fund was asked to promote an experiment with the ...
This report looks at proven catering service systems, primarily distribution systems based on conventional cooking, although reference is also made to frozen and chilled meals. Three systems are considered to provide a good standard of feeding if correctly operated and well managed: central tray service; central plate service; and peripheral ...
The function of a meals on wheels service is to provide meals sufficiently often and of such nutritive value as to make a significant contribution to total food intake. In this investigation the meals supplied by six meals on wheels kitchens and two luncheon clubs in two North London boroughs ...
This document discusses the development of planned programmes of training for nurses. A planned programme of training is as a result of reference to a training programme (a frame of reference which allows one to construct a programme of nurse training and education). A planned programme of training is a ...
The material in this document is based on a series of papers given at a conference held at the King's Fund Hospital Centre. This book is an attempt to discuss the part of the the research and development project at Greenwich District Hospital which was concerned with some of the ...
This working paper contains some basic information about statutory health centres in the United Kingdom. It is hoped that it will be of immediate use in its present form and, more importantly, that it may provide the first step towards the establishment of a comprehensive directory and information service on ...
This guide is for nurses and their colleagues who wish to explore the subject of nurse's attitudes to their patients. It is addressed in particular to nurses with some measure of responsibility for staff or student management who would like to start a discussion group around this subject.
This is an account of an attempt to improve co-ordination of services received by people with learning difficulties. With the guidance of a working party , the project has been designed and developed by members of a research advisory group. From the initial stages of the project this group shared ...
This conference was held at the King's Fund College of Hospital Management and the main themes were: methods of appraising hospital and health services; costing hospital and health care; manning hospital and health services; integrating components of hospital and health services.