This document describes the planning process by which Newham Health Authority reorganised their child health services from a centralised to a locally administered service. Those responsible for managing the changes have identified the elements of the planning process which they think were significant in enabling the relatively smooth introduction of ...
The project was undertaken with the intention of clarifying and updating the original concept of the community hospital. In defining what community hospitals are, emphasis has been placed on their philosophy and on ensuring that their role is clearly understood.
The aim of the conference was to provide a forum for owners of homes and registration officers to discuss joint problems and to further good working relationships. This report marks a stage in the growing debate between owners and inspectors and should serve to stimulate and contribute to the growing ...
This document reviews some elements of health services which have been or may be the subject of standards and some characteristics of the standards themselves.
Public, political and professional pressures have led to a greater interest in quality assurance in the NHS, but there has been no national policy or framework prescribed. The development of, and approach to, quality assurance has therefore varied widely between districts and between regions. This report aims to reflect managerial ...
This project paper provides detailed information on the main products available for the practical management of incontinence. The author has brought together in a succinct and easily readable form all the essential facts. These include the theory underlying each type of product, differences in manufacture and presentation, costs, the research ...
This report examines the present state of the 1987 expenditure plans in the light of the most up to date information available. It discusses the different ways in which public expenditure can be measured, followed by an examination of expenditure on Hospital and Community Health Services during the 1980's. The ...