Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Author:: Ham, Chris, King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and McMahon, Laurie
Publication date:: 1982
Abstract:: In encouraging innovation and experimentation in health authorities the idea of a development agency for the N.H.S. has been explored under the aegis of the Royal Institute of Public Administration. This report examines the development agency model, setting out the case for an agency, presenting a range of critical appraisals ...

Author:: Ham, Chris, Hunter, David J., and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This briefing paper analyses the management of clinical activity in the NHS. It does so against a background of increasing concern that practices are not always as effective or efficient as is sometimes claimed. The paper considers critically the various policy options that have been put forward for tackling this ...

Author:: Ham, Chris, Benzeval, Michaela, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Robinson, Ray
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This report reviews the performance of health services in Sweden, Holland, West Germany, Canada and USA. The main aim has been to identify the countries' studies, to draw parallels with the UK, and to establish the lessons, if any, from abroad. Chapter one traces the origins of the Prime Minister's ...

Author:: Smith, Judith, Temple, John, London Commission (King's Fund), Ham, Chris, and Health Services Management Centre (University of Birmingham)
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This paper examines four major policy developments which are forcing changes in medical staffing arrangements and also in the reconfiguration of clinical services within and between hospitals. These developments are the primary care-led NHS, the New Deal on junior doctors' hours, the Calman report on specialist medical training and the ...

Author:: McIver, Shirley, Ham, Chris, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: This book is a sequel to 'Tragic Choices in Health Care: the case of Child B', and continues the examination of ethical questions and conflicts of interest arising from priority setting and treatment decisions. Discussing five cases where funding of a treatment was refused or questioned, it assesses whether lessons ...

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