This seminar on rehabilitation and resettlement of NHS employees focussed on the needs of those suffering from long-term sickness or disability. The employers' responsibility for individual employees was investigated and present practices and future trends commented on. Possibilities for good practices included a look at the role of the National ...
This workshop was held to discover and discuss the extent and range of service planning work currently being undertaken by various disciplines in the NHS. Group discussion examined ideas for future development of the role of each discipline in relation to planning in the service, and considered the educational implications ...
This report discusses the special problems of managing health services. It compares the development of management training in the NHS with that of other public services, with an analysis of the role of universities, the DHSS and the NHS authorities; and outlines a future strategy.
The decision making process in area health authorities is often slow. This is because of the absence of formal management arrangements, the complexity of the consultative machinery and consensus decision making. The case for speedy decision making in the NHS is discussed, expectations and reality are compared and possible remedies ...
This report makes observations which it hopes will be of use to the Royal Commission. There are five observations on the `Royal Commission on the National Health Service': morale in the National Health Service; the role of the district; management training; the role of the volunteer; community health councils. The ...
The purpose of the seminars was to inform staff in Great Britain about health services in Europe. This document contains the transcripts of talks given by English-speaking representatives from European Community countries who spoke about the planning and organisation of health services in their respective countries.
The purpose of the Centre Lunch Talks has been to invite some distinguished person to speak for half and hour on a topic related to health and welfare services with the aim of stimulating new thought or action.
These notes have been prepared with the cooperation of Community Service Volunteers (CSVs) in order to provide some guidance to both hospital staff and individual CSVs who are considering projects of this nature.
This book questions how much the public really knows and cares about the standard of care and about the priorities for expenditure on and within the health and social services; how well informed are people (including health services staff) about the facts and figures of these services and about the ...