Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Author:: Clare, Anthony and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The fifth King's Fund Forum was held in London on 27-29 June 1988. Five questions were addressed: 1) What are the responsibilities of service providers for patients and their carers? ; 2) For presumed stroke sufferers what has been shown to be of diagnostic value? ; 3a) What treatments have ...

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This publication reviews the progress in public health over the last decade. It seeks to interpret trends in health and to identify measures likely to be effective in promoting the public health. It outlines a national strategy for the next decade, identifying the public responsibilities of government and of the ...

Author:: Posner, Tina, Vessey, Martin, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This book is based on the first research study to look at the impact on women of a positive cervical smear and subsequent investigation and treatment. It follows their experiences from the initial discovery through to outpatient treatment or inpatient surgery. The authors describe the thoughts and feelings women have ...

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: Case management means a number of different ways of managing care, ranging from client advocacy on one hand, to managing services and resources on the other. These, and other issues, are explored in the context of three experimental projects supported by KEHFL. The book reviews a number of dimensions of ...

Author:: Department of Health (Great Britain) and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: On 22 June 1988 the DHSS hosted a conference on women's health. This volume contains the papers given by the speakers. The purpose of the day was to provide a forum for dispelling the myths and correcting some of the misunderstandings surrounding women's health. Papers presented included breast cancer, cervical ...

Author:: Millard, Graham, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, and Hoare, John
Publication date:: 1981
Abstract:: This book addresses the task of opening hospital services, and is intended as a practical guidebook for commissioning services and buildings. The context of commissioning is also considered: the effect of a new building on district services as a whole and the associated problems of closures and of the change ...

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1971
Abstract:: These papers were written in an attempt to help people appointed to the comparatively new post of organiser of voluntary help in the hospital service, and are directed particularly to those with little or no experience of the hospital world. It is also hoped that all staff, particularly nurses and ...

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: In May 1985, five young men aged between 18 and 21 moved out of Brockhall Hospital (a long stay hospital for people with learning difficulties) to take up the tenancy of their own home in Blackburn. They moved with 9.5 whole-time equivalent health service staff to help them to learn ...

Author:: Brazil, Richard, Carle, Nan, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The philosophy of 'an ordinary life' has been the basis of a wide range of local initiatives, and increasingly influences large-scale changes in community care. This book includes contributions from seventeen people who as users, innovators and evaluators have been involved centrally in these developments. They review current practice in ...

Author:: Department of Health and Social Security (Great Britain) and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The development of a network of services and support for people with A.I.D.S. is a challenge for voluntary agencies, for the NHS and for local authorities. There is a consensus that services should, as far as possible, be provided to enable people to be cared for in their own homes. ...

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