Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Health, `race' and ethnicity : making sense of the evidence

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Schöpfer:: SHARE (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Smaje, Chris
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: This book reviews the literature on the health of minority ethnic populations in Britain. It focusses principally upon current knowledge about the health status of minority ethnic populations in Britain and the use of health care resources made by them, as well as describing the suggested factors which underlie these ...

Tackling inequalities in health : an agenda for action

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: This publication arose from a King's Fund response to Sir Donald Acheson's suggestion that the time was right to consider practical policy options for tackling inequalities in health. A seminar was held at Ditchley Park in September 1993 which brought together a wide range of people, from central and local ...

Londoner's views on the future of health care

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Philo, John, Pettersson, Geraldine, Posner, Tina, Davies, Jean, King's Fund Commission on the Future of Acute Services in London (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Russell, Jill
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: The object of this study was to collect information which embraced the richness and complexity of people's views on London's health care services to contribute to the King's Fund's work on London's acute services. This report provides a detailed picture of the ways in which respondents would like to see ...

A question of give and take : improving the supply of donor organs for transplantation

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Schöpfer:: New, Bill, Dingwall, Robert, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), McHale, Jean, University of Nottingham, and Solomon, Michael
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: Transplanting organs from one human to another is increasingly constrained by a shortage of donors. This report describes the wide variations between the number of kidney and heart transplantations and those waiting for these operations both in the United Kingdom and internationally; and how the UK could improve its performance. ...

Five essays on emergency pathways : a study of acute admissions to London hospitals

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Schöpfer:: Armstrong, David, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), King's Fund Commission on the Future of Acute Services in London (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Mandalia, Sundhiya, Savill, Rebakah, Morrell, David C., Gelder, Fiona, Green, Judith, Bartholomew, Jenny, Britten, Nicky, Shaw, Adrienne, Jenkins, Clare, and Jankowski, Raymond
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: In 1992 the King's Fund Commission published a report `London health care 2010 : changing the future of services in the capital'. This report was unable to describe in any detail the actual delivery of acute medical care in London. This required a more indepth study of care based on ...

Seamless care or patchwork quilt? : discharging patients from acute hospital care

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Schöpfer:: Marks, Linda and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: The author considers discharge policy and practice in the UK which is aiming for a goal of seamless care. Chapter 2 summarises three areas of discharge related research: the experiences of elderly people and their carers; difficulties for those whose task is to manage acute beds; and communication between hospital ...

London : the key facts : a briefing paper about health and health care in London

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: This briefing paper aims to contribute some background analysis and data to inform a debate in the House of Commons on 28 April 1994 about London's health care system. It begins with comparative considerations; whether high needs and poor community based care lead to greater pressure on hospitals; and key ...

Health care UK 1993/94 : an annual review of health care policy

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: This Review is based on the financial year 1993 to 1994. The first part describes developments in each of the main policy areas of `The health of the nation', the Patient's Charter and community care implementation. For the first time results of the systematic research into the effects of the ...

Reshaping mental health services : implications for Britain of US experience

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Turner-Crowson, Judy
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: Mental health policy in the United States and Britain has been moving in a similar direction for several decades, from institution to community based services. In both countries there is a pressing need to speed the pace of service development in the community, and also awareness is growing that service ...

Primary health care in London : quantifying the challenge

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Smaje, Chris, King's Fund London Initiative (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Boyle, Sean
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: The imbalance in London between primary health care and hospital services has long been recognised. Attempts are now being made to address this issue by strengthening community-based services. This paper quantifies the nature of the challenge facing primary health care in the capital relative to the rest of the country. ...

The development of population-based need indicators from self-reported health care utilisation data

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Schöpfer:: Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Benzeval, Michaela
Publication date:: 1993

Access to GPs : how to estimate weighted populations from models of utilisation

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Schöpfer:: Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Benzeval, Michaela
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: The aim of this paper is to develop statistical models which explain the utilisation of GP services and which can also subsequently be linked to the 1991 census data to calculate weighted population estimates for areas based on their need for health care

The 1991 census health question

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Schöpfer:: Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Benzeval, Michaela
Publication date:: 1993

The finance and delivery of health care in Guernsey : an option appraisal

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: This report contains an abbreviated appraisal of the options for future health policy in Guernsey. It is divided into three main sections. The first section makes clear the main objectives that any policy must meet. The second section identifies the key components of alternative reform packages with an assessment of ...

Health care UK 1992/93 : an annual review of health care policy

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: This Review is based on the financial rather than the calendar year, and once again attempts to describe and assess the main developments in health policy. The calendar of events aims to describe what has actually happened and also to reflect on some of the wider issues that events within ...

Extracontractual referrals : appendices

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Schöpfer:: Robinson, Ray, King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Scheuer, Mary Ann, Ham, Chris, and Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales
Publication date:: 1992

Extracontractual referrals : a study carried out by the King's Fund Institute/King's Fund College for the Audit Commission

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Schöpfer:: Robinson, Ray, King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Scheuer, Mary Ann, Ham, Chris, and Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales
Publication date:: 1992

Too many cooks? : the response of the health-related services to major incidents in London

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Schöpfer:: New, Bill and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1992
Abstract:: A major incident is a high profile event which places the emergency services in the spotlight of public attention. It typically involves a number of autonomous agencies working together in hostile conditions. Some of these individuals will be working in an unfamiliar environment for the first time. Many lives are ...

Ethics and health care : the role of research ethics committees in the United Kingdom

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Neuberger, Julia
Publication date:: 1992
Abstract:: This report examines the work of research ethics committees (RECs) in the United Kingdom. RECs examine proposals for research on human subjects largely within the NHS which throws up a variety of ethical problems. The role of RECs is essentially that of a public watchdog: to try to protect subjects ...

Through a glass darkly : community care and elderly people

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Schöpfer:: Henwood, Melanie and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1992
Abstract:: The care of elderly people is a matter of both increasing urgency and major uncertainty. Community care policies have come under increasing scrutiny over the past decade, and three factors have been particularly influential: an awareness of an ageing population, allied with other demographic and social changes that are likely ...

A foothold for fundholding : a preliminary report on the introduction of GP fundholding

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Schöpfer:: Matsaganis, Manos, Glennerster, Howard, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Owens, Pat
Publication date:: 1992
Abstract:: Fundholding by general practices is the most innovative and potentially far reaching aspect of the NHS reforms. It also raises the most potential difficulties in implementation. The study falls into two parts. The first is a description of the preparatory period from January 1990, soon after practices were asked if ...

Flexibility or fragmentation? : trends and prospects in nurses' pay

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Schöpfer:: Buchan, James and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1992
Abstract:: This report was prompted by the current debate on how best to determine nurses pay in the NHS. Increased emphasis on cost, devolution of managerial responsibility, and the establishment of NHS Trusts are key elements of the NHS reforms, and will have a major impact on the way nurses pay ...

Focus on health and health care in London : the King's Fund Institute London conference : Monday, 21 September 1992

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1992
Abstract:: This is a conference pack for the King's Fund Institute London Conference of 1992.

Economic aspects of care for individuals with learning disabilities

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Schöpfer:: Taylor, Jean, Taylor, David, and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: Against the background of profound change now affecting the British health and social care system this report examines economic aspects of the support of people (particularly adults) with severe learning difficulties in England, and their implications for future service development. It briefly outlines ideas and data relevant to: the evolution ...

Developing primary care : opportunities for the 1990s

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Schöpfer:: Taylor, David, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: This report presents an appreciation of the significance of Primary Care Development Fund supported schemes for the future of UK primary care generally, and offers a point of common entry into a vital area of national health debate to a range of audiences amongst NHS service providers, users and purchaser ...

Homelessness and the utilisation of acute hospital services in London

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Schöpfer:: Judge, Ken, Gill, Mike, Scheuer, Mary Ann, Black, Mary, Victor, Christina, Benzeval, Michaela, and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: It is widely believed that homeless people place considerable demands on emergency hospital services, but quantifying this in a systematic way has proved difficult. The primary purpose of this paper is to develop a better empirical understanding of the nature and extent of unplanned admissions to acute hospitals in London ...

Unfreezing the assets : NHS estate management in the 1990s

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Meara, Richard
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: This report examines the history of the series of policy initiatives concerning the use of land and buildings in the NHS. It considers the political and managerial intentions which lay behind the 1983 Ceri Davies report, and charts the extent to which the series of proposals which it produced have ...

Home and hospital care : redrawing the boundaries

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Schöpfer:: Marks, Linda and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: The boundaries between home and hospital care are constantly shifting. Care in the community for people with long term dependencies, and increasingly sophisticated primary care service and the expansion of outreach care and day surgery have all contributed to a reassessment of the central role of the hospital. This research ...

All things come (to those who wait?) : causes and consequences of the community care delays

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Schöpfer:: Wistow, Gerald, Henwood, Melanie, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Jowell, Tessa, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and Nuffield Institute for Health Services Studies (University of Leeds)
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: The phasing in of the National Health Service reforms over two years from April 1991 to 1993 has a number of implications. The uncertain climate which has long surrounded community care will be protracted, and financial pressures will increase as the demand driven social security budget continues to rise. The ...

Financing family health service authorities : the allocation of their administrative resources

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Schöpfer:: Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Benzeval, Michaela
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: The principal objective of this investigation is to produce specific recommendations about the distribution of administrative resources to family health services authorities (FHSAs). There are two basic aims to the report: to examine actual variations in FHSA expenditure and relate those to characteristics of FHSAs and their areas where there ...

Implementing the NHS and Community Care Act : opportunities and pitfalls : policy seminar

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Community Living Development Team (King's Fund Centre, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: This publication consists of the agenda and supporting material produced for this seminar. The items discussed included: good and bad news on Living Options and support services; strengths, weaknesses and gaps in local services; community support systems; implementation challenges; and key provisions of the NHS and Community Care Act.

GP budget holding in the UK : lessons from America

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Schöpfer:: Ferriss, David M., King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Weiner, Jonathan P.
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: The thesis of this paper is that an analysis of the GP budget holding proposal (in 'Working for Patients'), in the light of the US HMO movement and the managed care industry it has spawned, will provide valuable insight into how the British innovation might function, or not. The paper ...

Medicines, the NHS and Europe : balancing the public's interest

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Schöpfer:: Maynard, Alan, Taylor, David, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Centre for Health Economics (University of York)
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: The report examines the likely impact of the indicative drug budgets for family doctors and the government's general practice fund holding initiative in Britain. The authors believe that the new arrangements will sharpen price competition in the UK medicines market, and welcome this. The study also reports on recent European ...

Competition and health care : a comparative analysis of UK plans and US experience

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Schöpfer:: Robinson, Ray and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This report is an in-depth, comparative study of the UK plans and US experience of competition in the supply of hospital services. It shows how both competition and regulation policies have been used to contain escalating costs in the US. American experience raises concerns about the impact of competition on ...

An economic perspective on hospitals : a paper to be presented at the King's Fund/Milbank Memorial Fund Meeting on The Future of the Acute Hospital 23-25 September 1990

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Schöpfer:: Harrison, Anthony and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: The paper summarises recent literature giving an economic perspective on acute hospitals. The issues discussed include: the optimal size of a hospital; the role of the hospital in relation to other suppliers; cost containment and productivity; and the scope for cost reduction.

Health check : health care reforms in an international context

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Schöpfer:: Robinson, Ray, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Ham, Chris, and Benzeval, Michaela
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 ...

Assessment and case management : implications for the implementation of `Caring for People'

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Schöpfer:: Beardshaw, Virginia, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Towell, David
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This briefing paper sets out to review the literature on models of assessment and case management in order to identify key issues which will need to be addressed as Social Services Departments implement the changes outlined in 'Caring for People' and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. It attempts ...

New for old? : prospects for nursing in the 1990s

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Schöpfer:: Robinson, Ray, Beardshaw, Virginia, and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This research report attempts to clarify key issues in British nursing for health policy makers. It is specifically aimed at a non-nursing audience, in the hope that it will illuminate important aspects of workforce planning, management and health care delivery for NHS managers and other people concerned with British health ...

User representation in the NHS and the future of community health councils

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Schöpfer:: Beardshaw, Virginia and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This paper explores the issue of user representation in health care in the light of the important changes to the organisation and funding of health and social services outlined in the government's reform programme for the NHS and community care. Its first section summarises the health and community care reforms ...

Swimming upstream : trends and prospects in education for health

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Schöpfer:: Whitehead, Margaret and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: Decisions on education for health currently take place against a background of conflicting policy and practice. So to clarify some of the main issues, this review sets out to identify trends in policy and practice in Britain in recent years, to summarise the evidence on effectiveness on some of the ...

Managed competition : a new approach to health care in Britain

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Schöpfer:: New, Bill, Robinson, Ray, Beardshaw, Virginia, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Roberts, Helen, Ham, Chris, Benzeval, Michaela, and Judge, Ken
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: The briefing paper provides a constructive analysis of the White Paper (Working for Patients). It argues that the White Paper outlines an ambitious and high risk strategy. The paper identifies main themes underlying the White Paper proposals: new institutional arrangements for the health services; the management of clinical activity; responsiveness ...

Managed competition : a new approach to health care in Britain

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: The briefing paper provides a constructive analysis of the White Paper (Working for Patients). The paper identifies main themes underlying the White Paper proposals: new institutional arrangements for the health services; the management of clinical activity; responsiveness patients; greater pluralism among providers; better management; new financial allocation mechanisms

Health care UK 1990 : an annual review of health care policy

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: This edition of the annual publication contains articles on hospice care, job-sharing in the NHS, research ethics committees, day surgery, resource allocation, optical services, cost effectiveness in the NHS, long-term care insurance and hospital care at home.

Promoting better health? : an analysis of the government's programme for primary health care

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Schöpfer:: Marks, Linda and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This briefing paper critically reviews the proposals, assesses financial implication and highlights major omissions in the White Paper 'Promoting Better Health' : the Government's review of primary care services. It concludes that, despite welcome attention to issues of accountability and value for money, some basic questions remain unanswered : which ...

Promoting health among elderly people : a statement from a working group

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Schöpfer:: Kalache, Alex, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Institute of Gerontology (Age Concern), Hunter, David J., and Warnes, Tony
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The report was prepared by a small study group composed of individuals drawn from organisations concerned with the health and welfare of elderly people throughout the United Kingdom. Following an introductory section setting out the W.H.O. approach to health promotion the report is organised in three parts. Part one - ...

Success and failure in joint planning

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Schöpfer:: Price, Sarah, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Hunter, David J.
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this report is to draw on the literature on joint planning focusing on practice in England and Wales with a view to identifying potentially useful lessons which might be of value in a Scottish context. The report is in five sections. Section One provides a general ...

Community care : reacting to Griffiths

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Schöpfer:: Price, Sarah, Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Hunter, David J.
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: In order to gauge the reactions to the Griffiths proposals on community care, the King's Fund Institute sampled opinion across health and social services in the UK by conducting a survey of health and social services managers and a scan of principal practitioner journals. The review of reaction demonstrates a ...

Griffiths and community care : meeting the challenge

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Schöpfer:: Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Hunter, David J.
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This briefing paper provides a detailed description of the proposals of the Griffiths Report, Community care; agenda for action, together with a critical assessment of the challenge they pose to all involved in planning, management, delivery and receipt of community care. Griffiths poses a number of major challenges. If progress ...

Community physicians and community medicine : a survey report

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Schöpfer:: Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Harvey, Sarah
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The King's Fund Institute was invited by the Acheson Committee to conduct a survey of community physicians in English health authorities. This report first gives an outline of the history of the specialty of community medicine. The methodology of the survey is then described, followed by a presentation of the ...

Just an occupational hazard? : policies for health at work

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Harvey, Sarah
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This report analyses the impact of employment on health in Britain and reviews the disparate elements of Government policy which affect worker's health. At national level, the report argues for a comprehensive approach to occupational health, requiring the co-ordination of strategies across government departments. Drawing on international experiences, the report ...

Managing clinical activity in the NHS

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Hunter, David J., and Ham, Chris
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 ...

Medical negligence : compensation and accountability

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Schöpfer:: Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Ham, Chris
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This paper reviews the available evidence on medical negligence and analyses the options facing policy makers. It shows that claim rates in the United Kingdom are much lower than in the United States. Differences between the two countries in legal, health care and social insurance systems mean that it is ...

The concerns of family practitioner committees : an analysis of FPC annual programmes for 1985-86 and 1986-87

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Brawn, Nick, and Tester, Sue
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: Family Practitioner Committees are required to provide statistics and returns to the DHSS. Among these returns are the annual programmes which form the basis of this study and which combine with five yearly profile and strategy statements , annual scrutinies and periodic performance reviews to fulfil FPCs' responsibility for accountability. ...

Health finance : assessing the options

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Schöpfer:: Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Hunter, David, Benzeval, Michaela, and Ham, Chris
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: In the current debate surrounding methods of health finance, there has been no shortage of proposals for reform, but there has been a serious shortage of careful analysis of these proposals. This is the main aim of this briefing paper. Through a systematic examination of policy choices, it seeks to ...

Last on the list : community services for people with disabilities

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Schöpfer:: Beardshaw, Virginia and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This report analyses the health and social support services presently available to people with physical disabilities in Britain within the wider framework of national, social and community care policy. It attempts to piece together a comprehensive picture of current provision from a wide variety of sources and stresses the need ...

Health care variations : assessing the evidence

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: Despite forty years of the NHS, there are continuing geographical variations in the provision, use and outcome of health services. These variations are manifested in the greater availability of doctors and hospital beds in some areas than others; differences in the use made of these doctor and beds; and variations ...

Public expenditure and the NHS : trends and prospects

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Schöpfer:: Robinson, Ray, Judge, Ken, and King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This report examines the present state of the 1987 expenditure plans in the light of the most up to date information available. It discusses the different ways in which public expenditure can be measured, followed by an examination of expenditure on Hospital and Community Health Services during the 1980's. The ...

The assessment and use of health care technology

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Ham, Chris, and Jennett, Bryan
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This report presents the results of the authors' review of experience of health care technology assessment in the UK and overseas. It was prepared principally to inform the programme of work on technology assessment being developed at the King's Fund Institute, and was a benchmark exercise, seekingto establish the state ...

Steering the oil tanker : power and policy making in the Swedish health service

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Ham, Chris
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This paper is concerned with policy making in the Swedish health service. The paper begins with a description of the organisation of the Swedish health service and a brief summary of the main issues of debate within the service. This is followed by an examination of the role of the ...

From principles to practice : policies for health promotion and public health

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Schöpfer:: Marks, Linda, Beardshaw, Virginia, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Harvey, Sarah
Publication date:: 1987

Promoting innovation in community care : from small-scale developments to mainstream provision

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This report is derived from a memorandum submitted to the Griffiths review of community care. It endorses the Audit Commission's diagnosis of the problems besetting community care while expressing reservations over its proposed solutions. The report recommends the adoption of a set of measures designed to build upon what is ...

Healthy public policy : a role for the HEA

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: Healthy public policy argues for a revitalised public health policy, in which the HEA should play a major role. The paper's main contention is that the HEA must help give health promotion greater national prominence by becoming an active advocate for the public health. A central task for the new ...

The concerns of family practitioner committees : an analysis of FPC annual programmes for 1985-86

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Tester, Sue
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: Family practitioner committees (FPCs) attained independent status on 1 April 1985, and became directly accountable to the Secretary of State. The Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) issued operational requirements, procedures and guidelines for 1985-86 in circular HC(FP)(85)10; this included the requirement to submit to the DHSS an annual ...

Monitoring and evaluating the NHS reforms

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: Against a background of apparent official disinterest in monitoring of the NHS reforms, the King's Fund decided to make such evaluative work the focus of a major grants programme. Seven projects have been selected for financial support, each to run over a three year period, 1990-1993. The work of the ...

Health and health services in Britain, 1948-88 : a background paper for a King's Fund Conference to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the National Health Service, 5th July 1988

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Schöpfer:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This background paper marks the 40th anniversary of the NHS not so much by celebrating past achievements but by addressing some of the issues which are critical to the establishment of an effective agenda for health in the 1990s and beyond. Areas covered are the health debate including financial reform; ...

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