Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Author:: Nursing Developments Programme (Development Centre, King's Fund) and Vaughan, Barbara
Publication date:: 1997
Abstract:: This directory has been compiled as a means of sharing some of the activities undertaken in the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Development Units (NDUs) which have formed part of the Nursing Developments Programme at the King's Fund. Descriptions have been included of both small and large scale work as ...

Author:: Freeman, Richard and Nursing Developments Programme Team (Development Centre, King's Fund)
Publication date:: 1996
Abstract:: This guide is primarily designed for practising nurses who wish to develop their units into nursing development units (NDUs). The introduction explains the purpose of the guide and how it is organised. Team Self-Assessment introduces the key qualities and approaches of NDUs and enables teams to identify at what stage ...

Author:: Vaughan, Barbara, Nursing Development Units (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Edwards, Mary
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: This publication is the second in a series of reports based on the work of the King's Fund Centre Nursing Development Units. It looks at the variety of approaches which have been taken by a number of NDUs around Britain to narrow the gap between research and practice. Six different ...

Author:: Nursing Developments Team (Development Centre, King's Fund), Macalpine, Marion, and Marsh, Sheila
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: Clinical nurse managers can improve services to patients and clients if they move away from 'coping management' and take a more strategic approach. This new publication, based on the work of the King's Fund Nursing Development Units (NDUs), highlights the experiences of nurses, users, doctors and managers from eight NDUs ...

Author:: Nursing Development (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), King's Healthcare, Griffiths, Peter, and Evans, Amanda
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: This report provides a companion to the publication published in 1994 entitled `The development of a nursing-led in-patient service' by the same authors. The introduction of nurse led beds on Byron Ward Nursing Development Unit, King's Healthcare is described. The earlier volume provides an overview of the work undertaken in ...

Author:: Morrison, Paula, Nursing Development Units (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Copperman, Jeanette
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: This is the third publication in a series based on the work of the King's Fund Nursing Development Units. Using interviews with staff, this book offers examples from five different units of the way in which patients and clients have become actively involved in delivery of care and service developments. ...

Author:: Kohner, Nancy and Nursing Development Units (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: This is the first in a series of publications based on the work of the King's Fund Centre Nursing Development Units. Using interviews with managers, supervisors and staff this book describes the use of supervision in five different units and shows some of the different forms that supervision can take. ...

Author:: Nursing Development (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Evans, Amanda, and Griffiths, Peter
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: As the interest in nurse led initiatives increases, it is critical that those who are exploring ways forward share their experiences. This early account of Byron Ward Nursing Development Unit at King's Healthcare, London, describes the rationale behind the move to introduce nurse led beds in a busy acute general ...

Author:: Vaughan, Barbara, Cole, A., and Nursing Development Units (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: This report describes the aims and achievements of those who have been involved in the Nursing Development Unit project over three years and outlines some recommendations for the future which have been drawn from their experiences.

Author:: Turner Shaw, Janet, Nursing Development Units (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Bosanquet, Nick
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: This book is one of two evaluative studies describing developments in four pilot sites and in the Care of the Elderly Unit at Tameside. The four sites are: Brighton, Camberwell, Southport and West Dorset NDUs. It is a study of nursing practice and staff development, set against a background of ...

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