In the spring of 1996, the Implementation Group of North Thames Research and Development allocated £50000 to each of thirteen health authorities for evidence into practice implementation projects. In autumn 1996, the King's Fund Management College was commissioned to evaluate the 17 approved projects. In particular, they were interested in ...
In the spring of 1996, the Implementation Group of North Thames Research and Development allocated £50000 to each of thirteen health authorities for evidence into practice implementation projects. In autumn 1996, the King's Fund Management College was commissioned to evaluate the 17 approved projects. In particular, they were interested in ...
This Review is based on the financial year 1996 to 1997. The first part examines the main events of the year in five key policy areas: creating the new NHS ; community care ; public health strategy; serving the consumer; and clinical knowledge. The second part of the work contains ...
These discussion papers are based on the work of P.A.C.E. up to the time of publication, and have been created to help introduce and stimulate discussions about particular issues. They have also been designed as concise introductions to various elements of initiatives in a way to help promote evidence-based practice.
Since the early 1990s there has been a growing interest in using the results of research to improve health and health services. This work has been taken forward under titles such as evidence-based practice, clinical effectiveness and implementation of research findings. This report explains lessons learned from the King's Fund ...
This report provides a collection of papers and related material from the workshop discussion on 28 June 1996. It includes: a brief introduction; OHP slides used in the four presentations; examples of topic guides for focus groups from SCPR; brief notes from the round table discussions; and details of participants.
This conference was organised as part of the process of helping podiatrists to move towards evidence-based practice. It had the specific objective of helping purchasers to define and buy good quality chiropody services. The subjects of presentations at this conference included: why evidence-based clinical decisions are important; evidence-based developments in ...
The need for a credible, accessible and conceptually sound evidence base for public health has never been more pressing. It is now widely acknowledged that improving health involves a range of different activities by many players on many fronts. Government policy, set out in the White Paper, 'Saving Lives: Our ...
This document is available through the web only. and This discussion paper sets out the key points that have emerged from the King's Fund participation in the public health evidence debate. It addresses four central issues: the need for change (how adequate is the existing public health evidence base?, what issues need to be addressed?, what are the consequences ...
This paper tells the story of an innovative approach by the King's Fund to develop the role of learning from practice in the voluntary sector through its new grants programme, Partners for Health, which was set up in 2005. The paper presents the findings of an evaluation of the programme, ...