The nine people about whom this book is written all have severe disabilities yet they have rejected the idea that the only possibility for them is a place in a residential institution and have established homes of their own. The book challenges policy makers, architects and people working in statutory ...
Epidemiology and policies for health planning is a guide to health planning according to need. It describes the health measures and sources of data available in England and sets out in detail the patterns of health and disease of different health care groups in the population, and what opportunities there ...
This book is about taking the drabness and regimentation out of long-term hospital care. It is not so much about attitudes as about how, in hundreds of small, practical ways, behaviour can be changed to make hospitals more human. The book is a joint effort between staff of the King's ...
This report contains the findings of a survey of chief officers on management teams in the NHS in England and Wales. The survey, carried out in 1981, was part of an initiative by the King's Fund to develop a management education programme for the most senior officers in health services ...
This seminar, as part of the European W.F.M.H. programme examines relevant mental health issues by multi-international and multidisciplinary working groups. The report focuses on the working relationships of voluntary and statutory mental health services in Europe, within the broader context provided by the USA and Canada. The seminar covers the ...
This recipe book is especially designed for people suffering from chronic renal failure with the need for dietary restrictions, whether this means protein only or also salt or potassium. All the recipes have been thoroughly tested by members of the Renal Group of the British Dietetic Association and analysed by ...
This publication contains proposals formulated by members of two workshops held in March 1982 about the management arrangements required for collecting valid clinical data and providing a district information service.
The objectives of this particular seminar were twofold. Firstly to establish whether workloads and costs in X-ray departments could be controlled in ways acceptable to both clinicians and radiologists. If this could be demonstrated, then the second objective would merit consideration. This was to understand what a health authority would ...