The first briefing gave an indication of some of the major issues involved in joint commissioning services for older people. It also gave an introduction to the work taking place at the five King's Fund development sites which are: Easington; Hillingdon; Oxfordshire; Westminster; and Wiltshire. This second briefing concentrates on ...
This paper reports on the first phase of a joint King's Fund Centre and Nuffield Institute initiative on monitoring community care implementation. It provides the first independent account of progress in implementing the community care changes which is based on sampling a vertical cross section of stakeholders in a range ...
From July 1992 a group of representatives from prison staff and NHS staff across London has worked together using the model of a learning network to develop a better understanding of the health needs of prisoners and to explore new ways of meeting those needs. This report: reviews the health ...
This report discusses progress and problems arising in the joint commissioning of community care services during 1993. Particular attention is given to the commissioning of services for older people, which in terms of expenditure, size of population and potential for service change represent a major challenge in health and social ...