Within the reformed NHS attention is rightly being given to developing the new role of DHAs and FHSAs. Improved health and health care will not be achieved without effective and influential purchasing authorities. This report focuses on the specific contribution that the Chief Executive makes to the achievement of this ...
Since the publication of HC(84)13 following the report of the Griffiths' Management Inquiry, anxiety about the managerial and professional roles of nurses in the `post-Griffiths' era has been expressed by nurses throughout the NHS. The King's Fund convened a working party for invited participants under the chairmanship of Lady McCarthy ...
This report is a review of British research studies since 1967 relating to the role of the ward sisters in general hospitals. It is the result of a 21 month study sponsored by the DHSS. Part 1 describes the terms of reference, the area reviewed, the project's development and discusses ...
As highlighted by the report of the Royal Commission on the NHS, nurses are the largest staff group in the NHS and account for over one quarter of the total current expenditure in the NHS. Compared to doctors, their manpower and training needs have received relatively little attention until the ...
In recent years, the concept of the expanded role of the nurse has aroused much discussion; some hostile, some favourable, amongst the medical, nursing and administrative professions. This paper explores and documents the vast body of literature covering this area and includes an invaluable bibliography of American and British sources. ...
In 1979, the King's Fund College and the Institute of Health Service Administrators agreed to collaborate in making arrangements for this Workshop to explore the role, needs and training requirements of those involved in administration at operational level. Strengthening administration at this level has since been stressed by both the ...
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 study compares the American experience of both nurse practitioners and physician's assistant with that of Britain. The study traces their professional development alongside that of traditional medicine and nursing and reviews the literature and relevant legislation. The author describes his observations of the work and training of the different ...