This paper examines what is known about linkworkers, using information derived from a review of the literature and from interviews with those working in the field. It discusses how linkworkers might make a contribution to primary care in the future, and considers some of the organisational issues that will need ...
In September and October 1997, the King's Fund held two seminars for the professions allied to medicine (PAMs) in order to discuss their actual and potential contribution to public health. This contribution is varied and spans the categories of input to commissioning, health promotion, clinical effectiveness and evidence-based practice, and ...
This bulletin is based on ideas developed from two seminars for professions allied to medicine (PAMs) organised by the King's Fund in order to discuss their actual and potential contribution to public health. This bulletin covers the subject areas of what PAMs do in relation to public health, health promotion, ...
This paper explores the many meanings of democracy, seeks to define some criteria for assessing whether or not there is a 'democratic deficit' in the NHS, and examines the policy options that have been put forward for making the NHS more 'democratic'. The first section analyses the various ways in ...
This paper draws on the findings of three studies of the management costs of total purchasing (National Management Functions and Costs Study, and two studies undertaken as part of the National Evaluation of the Total Purchasing Pilots), to shed some light on the management costs of Primary care Groups (PCGs). ...
In the 1960s, the King's Fund caused a major stir when it developed a new specification for hospital beds. Manufacturers implemented the specification as the 'King's Fund bed', which was revolutionary in its time and a major step forward in patient care. Today, more than 30 years later, the bed ...
The findings outlined in this book describe a service in inner London that cannot be sustained because it is unable to meet the demands imposed upon it. Services in outer London are comparable with those in other English cities. The mental illness services are in a state of transition, and ...
This paper reconsiders the meaning and impact of projects, the most common device for spending development monies. They argue that projects can distort the priorities of the host organisation. There are four aspects to this problem: the disruption caused to an organisation by the existence of a project; the project ...