This pamphlet is a report on a two-day meeting which discussed reports that, although most people in Britain seem to understand how A.I.D.S. is transmitted, they are doing little or nothing to alter their sexual behaviour in a way which could reduce their chances of becoming infected. The conference felt ...
This is the review of the full report which analyses the interlocking set of problems posed by health services, medical education and research in London. It warns that health services in the city may become unsustainable unless tehre is the political will to back a strategy of fundamental reform. It ...
The information exchange is produced particularly for supporters and advisors of self-advocacy groups and people with responsibility for developing effective ways of working in partnership with users in planning and delivering services. This issue looks at involving service users in the planning and development of services and complaints procedures.
The information exchange is produced particularly for supporters and advisers of self-advocacy groups and people with responsibility for developing effective ways of working in partnership with users in planning and delivering services. This issue looks at conflict of interest with experiences from users. The articles include: paid self-advocacy workers not ...
East Birmingham Hospital's first user forum was organised as part of a project to develop a patient-centred approach in the outpatient department. The assistant unit general manager (patient services and planning) was also interested in piloting the method as a way of obtaining the views of service users, and so ...
The objectives of the Living Options Enquiry were: i) to identify the particular needs of the most highly dependent of disabled people and their carers, both as individuals and as family units; ii) to identify the role users want to take in the development of services. To this end the ...
This workbook outlining the ENQUIRE system is intended to be a practical guide to establishing and running quality assurance programmes for health and social care. The workbook is based on a number of conceptual tools, which provide both a framework for quality assurance, and assistance in appreciating its full potential. ...
This series looks at some ways nurses in Nursing Development Units (NDUs) have tried to make their nursing more beneficial to patients. The nurses assess to what extent their initiatives really do contribute to patient well-being and what has helped them bring about the changes. Each book will help nurses ...
The mental health services within Mid Glamorgan are in a period of considerable change and renewal. The joint county plan for Mid Glamorgan sets out strategic planning objectives to achieve these changes, reflecting the views of service users, statutory agencies and voluntary organisations. Contained within the plan is the commitment ...
This unpublished paper outlines a process for specialty reviews, following on from the recommendations of the `Report of the inquiry into London's health service, medical education and research' (London : Department of Health, 1992) in which it was recommended that working parties be formed under the direction of the London ...
In this booklet the authors describe how they set up a consultative group for patients and the important part the group plays in the rehabilitation process of these elderly people. This series looks at some ways nurses in Nursing Development Units (NDUs) have tried to make their nursing more beneficial ...
The workshop day aimed to bring together people from a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies in the field of health, social services, and education, with a particular interest on grassroots organisations working in minority ethnic communities. The overall objective was to create an awareness of young Black carers. ...
In this booklet the author describes how the team introduced a user-friendly tool for assessing the nutrition of elderly patients on their ward and a flexible health promotion programme to meet the special requirements of the patients and their carers. This series looks at some ways nurses in Nursing Development ...
This series looks at some of the ways in which Nursing Development Units (NDUs) have tried to make their nursing more beneficial for patients. The nurses assess to what extent their initiatives really do contribute to patient well-being and what has helped them bring about the changes. Each book will ...
This publication provides useful information for Chinese carers in the following areas: financial assistance, medical and health services; personal support for the carer; practical help at home; help with transport; aids, equipment and supplies; interpreting and translation services; advisory services; death and dying; London research; useful national organisations; Chinese organisations ...
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 ...