The management committee of the King's Fund produced these notes in consultation with the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade to be of service to Hospital Committees when considering the question of fire precautions.
Broad consideration of the ways and means to elevate and maintain hospital beds in a longitudinal -tilt position. This enquiry is part of a study programme sponsored by King Edward's Hospital Fund for London.
The author reports on his visit to hospitals in Canada and the United States of America to examine a wide range of hospital procedures to see if electronic and other scientific developments can contribute to efficiency and make more effective use of hospital resources in manpower and facilities.
Part I of this directory contains homes within the four Metropolitan Hospital Regions and the Wessex Region arranged alphabetically according to the name of the town or the village in which the home is situated. Where there is more than Home in a particular town, they are arranged in alphabetical ...
The first King's Fund report, 'Commissioning new hospital buildings', was published in 1966, and demand for it was such that it is now out of print. On the initiative of the King's Fund and with the encouragement of the Department of Health and Social Security, a working party was formed ...
This memorandum makes recommendations to ensure a good standard of health among nurses. The main recommendations are: that a doctor be appointed specifically for the nursing staff; that hospitals should require a medical certificate before candidates are accepted for training, and that a medical examination is carried out shortly after ...
The sixth King's Fund Forum was held in London from 26 to 28 June. Five questions were addressed; what is the relationship between dietary fats, blood cholesterol and the levels of coronary heart disease; what individual or community-wide dietary or other interventions can reduce blood cholesterol levels and the risk ...
In this report the authors have been concerned with the effects of reorganisation on specialist postgraduate medicine in Greater London. It draws together and comments on the various functions and activities of the postgraduate hospitals. Part 1 reviews the past and present activities of the hospitals and institutes, and Part ...
This is the first edition of a survey which aims to devise a questionnaire that general hospitals could use to find the views of patients about their stay in hospital. The questions cover five areas of life in hospital: the ward and its equipment; sanitary accommodation; meals; activities; and care ...