Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

A tale of two clinics : a study of the clinical and administrative management of medical and gynaecological out-patient clinics : a King's Fund research project

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O Criador:: James, S. D., King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Stewart, J. S., Steele, S. J., and Middlesex Hospital Medical School
Publication date:: 1984

Report of the Hospital Economy Committee on unoccupied beds for the year 1929

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1930
Abstract:: This report looked into the causes giving rise to unoccupied beds in a particular group of hospitals. The results of the survey are included in three sections to the report: beds temporarily closed; beds vacant between the discharge and admission of patients; analysis showing the relative incidence of vacancy in ...

Convalescence and recuperative holidays : a report of a survey carried out between February and July 1950

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Tidy, Henry
Publication date:: 1951
Abstract:: This detailed survey of convalescence as it affects London patients arose as a development of the work of the King's Fund in the upgrading of convalescent homes which had been severely affected by the Second World War. It became clear during the survey that very little information was available about ...

Convalescence for mothers and babies : a report of an inquiry into the need for convalescent accommodation for mothers accompanied by babies or young children

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1954
Abstract:: This small enquiry looked into the provision of convalescent accommodation for mothers with babies or young children as there appeared to insufficient accommodation available. Four conclusions to the enquiry were drawn: i) mothers recommended for convalescence after difficult confinements often insist on returning home; ii) there is no evidence that ...

Noise control in hospitals : a report of an enquiry

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1958
Abstract:: The idea of finding out which particular noises in hospitals were most worrying to patients was considered by the King's Fund in 1956 and it was decided that the hospital visitors should make special enquiries during the course of their visits to London hospitals. The resulting comments, which were made ...

Hospital library services : a pilot survey

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1959
Abstract:: It was suggested that the future of efficient hospital library services could only be assured if fuller knowledge were available of existing services and their cost. This survey of a limited area was undertaken to prepare the way for a conference of all interested bodies in the country. The terms ...

Noise control in hospitals : report of a follow-up enquiry

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1960
Abstract:: In 1957/58, the King's Fund conducted an enquiry into the problem of noise control in hospitals, and the results of this enquiry were published in a report in November 1958. In 1960 it was felt that some useful information might be obtained by inviting the fifteen hospitals of the initial ...

Report on the recruitment of school leavers into administrative posts and their deployment for training purposes

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O Criador:: Hospital Administrative Staff College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1964
Abstract:: This survey originated from tutorial discussions at the college, at a time when there was concern about the difficulty experienced by hospital authorities in recruiting grammar school leavers in the London area. It was decided to seek information about the problem from regional training officers and, at the same time, ...

Brochures for schools of nursing : report of an enquiry by the Hospital Centre

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1965
Abstract:: As a response to hospitals contemplating the production or revision of Nurse Training School brochures and staff information booklets, it was decided to undertake a survey of the design and content of present publications and the extent to which they are being used. This survey disclosed a wide variety in ...

Report of an investigation into the dietary of elderly women living alone

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Stanton, B. R., Ramsey, M., Exton-Smith, A. N., and Newman, M.
Publication date:: 1965
Abstract:: The precise nutritional needs of old people are unknown. In an attempt to discover levels of intake compatible with health it was decided to carry out a survey of the dietary needs of elderly women living alone, and to make a clinical assessment of the subjects. The survey results are ...

Factors affecting recruitment of nurse tutors : a survey carried out on behalf of the King's Fund and the RCN

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O Criador:: Royal College of Nursing, King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), National Council of Nurses of the United Kingdom, and Dutton, Anne
Publication date:: 1968
Abstract:: Reasons advanced for the shortage of nurse tutors are often based on guesswork and emotion so it is particularly useful to have an accurate and impartial study like this. The survey analysed the attitudes towards becoming tutors of 684 sisters in teaching hospitals, other general hospitals and psychiatric hospitals, and ...

Organisers of voluntary services in hospitals : a survey of the use of paid organisers of voluntary services in hospitals carried out by a social worker for the King's Fund

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Rocha, Jan
Publication date:: 1968
Abstract:: The aims of the survey were: i) to record and describe the experience of hospitals in relation to the recruitment, training ,remuneration and method of working of voluntary service organisers; ii) to study the achievements of full-time organisers in the use of volunteers within the hospitals and in their relationships ...

Drugs in small hospitals : report on a survey on the prescribing, distribution and administration of drugs in small hospitals

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Stone, Patricia
Publication date:: 1968
Abstract:: This document presents the findings of an investigation into the problems of prescribing, distributing and administering prescribed drugs in small hospitals

Joint consultation - defeat or opportunity? : a survey of joint consultation in the hospital services

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Miles, A. W., and Smith, Duncan
Publication date:: 1969
Abstract:: This pamphlet examines the history and future of consultation in the hospital service. It shows that, from its beginning, joint consultation faced particular hazards and difficulties to which a large number of committees have succumbed. The fact that some have survived is a sign of latent vitality and it is ...

Patients and their hospitals : a survey of patients' views of life in general hospitals

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Raphael, Winifred
Publication date:: 1969
Abstract:: 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 ...

A question of attitudes

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Boorer, David
Publication date:: 1970
Abstract:: The attitudes that nurses adopt towards patients can be created by a number of different pressures, and they can effect the type of care patients receive. The King's Fund undertook an attitude project and then discussed the possibility of finding out what nurses' attitudes were through a series of discussion ...

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast : evaluation of new out-patient centre, report to Belfast Hospital Management Committee

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Gray, A. F.
Publication date:: 1970
Abstract:: Towards the end of 1969, the Belfast Hospital Management Committee asked the King's Fund to sponsor a review of the operation of the out-patient department since the implementation of the recommendations made in a previous report in 1967. This is a copy of this report which includes a summary of ...

A longitudinal study of the dietary of elderly women : report of the first longitudinal study of old people to be carried out in this country

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Stanton, B. R., and Exton-Smith, A. N.
Publication date:: 1970
Abstract:: In 1962, sixty women living alone took part in a seven-day weighed diet survey. When the dietary intake of women in their early and late seventies was compared it was found that there was a decline in dietary intake of as much as 30 per cent in some nutrients between ...

Report on introduction of central plate or tray service prepared for Royal Northern Hospital

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O Criador:: Stormont, G. J, Catering Advisory Service (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Clark, C. H.
Publication date:: 1970
Abstract:: This report considers whether or not the Royal Northern Hospital should introduce a central plate system for meal distribution or continue with a tray service of meal delivery. It describes the current methods of food delivery and makes some recommendations.

Report on existing catering services and recommendations for future development, prepared for Southport Group HMC

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O Criador:: Catering Advisory Service (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Stormont, G. J., and Clark, C. H.
Publication date:: 1970
Abstract:: The Catering Advisory Services agreed to examine the food service arrangements at all the hospitals within the Southport area and to recommend the most suitable system for them collectively or individually. This examination was considered keeping in mind modern catering techniques and possible future developments. An examination was made of ...

An assessment of the regethermic meals service system at the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital

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O Criador:: Stormont, G. J, Catering Advisory Service (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Harvey, J. F.
Publication date:: 1971
Abstract:: With the growing acceptance that nurses should be relieved of non-nursing duties an increasing number of central plate and tray services are being considered by Hospital Management Committees. One such service is the Regethermic system, an innovation from France. The King's Fund was asked to promote an experiment with the ...

Project on co-ordination of services for the mentally handicapped (June 1969 to September 1972) : analysed data

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O Criador:: Hospital Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1972
Abstract:: This project was undertaken to collect information on the services offered to people with learning difficulties in seven diverse local authorities of the country and to involve providers of service in a systematic examination of it. A random sample of those people with learning difficulties in the community and under ...

Project on co-ordination of services for the mentally handicapped (June 1969 to September 1972) : analysed data

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O Criador:: Hospital Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1972
Abstract:: This project was undertaken to collect information on the services offered to people with learning difficulties in seven diverse local authorities of the country and to involve providers of service in a systematic examination of it. A random sample of those people with learning difficulties in the community and under ...

Project on co-ordination of services for the mentally handicapped (June 1969 to September 1972) : analysed data

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O Criador:: Hospital Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1972
Abstract:: This project was undertaken to collect information on the services offered to people with learning difficulties in seven diverse local authorities of the country and to involve providers of service in a systematic examination of it. A random sample of those people with learning difficulties in the community and under ...

Project on co-ordination of services for the mentally handicapped (June 1969 to September 1972) : analysed data

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O Criador:: Hospital Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1972
Abstract:: This project was undertaken to collect information on the services offered to people with learning difficulties in seven diverse local authorities of the country and to involve providers of service in a systematic examination of it. A random sample of those people with learning difficulties in the community and under ...

Project on co-ordination of services for the mentally handicapped : analysed data

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O Criador:: Hospital Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1972
Abstract:: This project was undertaken to collect information on the services offered to people with learning difficulties in seven diverse local authorities of the country and to involve providers of service in a systematic examination of it. A random sample of those people with learning difficulties in the community and under ...

A question of attitudes

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Boorer, David
Publication date:: 1972
Abstract:: The attitude a nurse has towards a patient is one of the most important factors influencing the standard of care patients receive. But a nurse's attitudes to patients are influenced by the attitudes of senior and junior staff. Attitudes between staff and attitudes of staff to patients are, in reality, ...

Report prepared for the Royal Masonic Hospital

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O Criador:: Stormont, G. J, Catering Advisory Service (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Harvey, J. F.
Publication date:: 1972
Abstract:: The management of the Royal Masonic Hospital requested the King's Fund to advise on the renewal of equipment for their kitchen. The Fund agreed to advise on: the staff establishment; buying; layout of kitchen and dining room; equipment, stating approximate life and usefulness; and systems which may show financial savings. ...

Patients and their hospitals : a survey of patients' views of life in general hospitals.

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Raphael, Winifred
Publication date:: 1973
Abstract:: This is the second 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 ...

Hospital house journals : report of a series of studies of hospital house publications

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O Criador:: King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Hinks, M. Dorothy
Publication date:: 1974
Abstract:: This project paper presents the results of a series of studies of hospital house journals. It reflects the views of producers and consumers - the editors of house journals and their readers. The project has highlighted the importance of good communications in hospitals, has demonstrated that a house publication can ...

Staff attitudes and opinions : report to King Edward's Hospital Fund on a survey of staff attitudes and opinions in the London Hospital Group

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Hughes, R. D.
Publication date:: 1974
Abstract:: This survey of employee opinion was an innovation in the hospital field and so it is hoped that it will be of interest to a wider audience than just the London Hospital Group as some of the results have implications of more general interest. A small number of results from ...

Health of the elderly project : an experiment in the voluntary visiting of old people

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Kettle, David, Young Volunteer Force Foundation, and Hart, Linda
Publication date:: 1974
Abstract:: This experimental project took place in Newcastle upon Tyne to look at the health of elderly people. The aims of the project were: to develop experimental after-care and preventive medicine with patients, their friends and families; to help develop relationships that bridge the gap between family and friend and hospital ...

Just an ordinary patient : a preliminary survey of opinions on psychiatric units in general hospitals

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Raphael, Winifred
Publication date:: 1974
Abstract:: The purpose of this survey was to undertake an exploratory enquiry on the views of both staff and patients about psychiatric departments in general hospitals, mainly in London and southern England. It does not attempt to be a comprehensive attitude survey. Fourteen departments were included in the survey; at the ...

Survey of patients' opinion surveys in hospitals

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O Criador:: King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Raphael, Winifred
Publication date:: 1974
Abstract:: The aim of this report is to help those planning to survey patients' opinions on hospital care by summarising the experience of others who have already done so. It describes the different types of surveys used, the resulting action achieved and a summary is given of changes in levels of ...

Patients and their hospitals : a survey of patients' views of life in general hospitals

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Raphael, Winifred
Publication date:: 1977
Abstract:: This is the third 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 ...

Psychiatric hospitals viewed by their patients

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Raphael, Winifred
Publication date:: 1977
Abstract:: The aim of this report was to devise a method by which psychiatric hospitals could discover the views of their patients. Three methods were tried out in wards similar to each other in each of three hospitals. A simple, written questionnaire, answered anonymously, was found to be satisfactory except for ...

When I went home ... : a study of patients discharged from hospital

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Gay, Pat, and Pitkeathley, Jill
Publication date:: 1979
Abstract:: This report deals with the immediate welfare of patients who have just been discharged from hospital: how they manage, what help they need and who provides the help. The authors, both voluntary help co-ordinators, interviewed 250 patients about their experiences and their problems. There are many direct quotations from the ...

Innovations in medical records in the UK : report to King Edward's Hospital Fund on a survey of innovations in medical records in the UK

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O Criador:: Clayden, A. D., King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Metcalfe, D. H. H., Hallam, L., and Rector, A. L.
Publication date:: 1980
Abstract:: This gazetteer is compiled from a national survey of innovative projects in medical records and medical information systems. Projects are indexed regionally and by key topics. The sections covered are: hospital clinical records; hospital specialty systems; high dependency medicine; hospital information systems; interface; primary health care; automatic patient interviewing; computer ...

Management development for chief officers in the NHS : report of a survey

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Dixon, Maureen, and de Metz, Alison
Publication date:: 1982
Abstract:: 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 ...

Introducing I.T. in the district office : proposals arising from a study carried out in Southend Health District by Aslib Research and Consultancy in 1982

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, NHS Computer Policy Committee (Department of Health and Social Security, Great Britain), and Steering Group on Health Services Information (Department of Health and Social Security, Great Britain)
Publication date:: 1983
Abstract:: This paper contains the results of part of a study relating to the information flow in and out of and within the district office. No attempt has been made to prescribe in detail a total system but it is hoped that the general principles and approach described will assist district ...

Teams and top managers in the National Health Service : a survey and a strategy

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O Criador:: King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Harrison, Steve, and Schulz, Rockwell
Publication date:: 1983
Abstract:: The basis of the project paper reports a study of area management teams carried out in England by Rockwell Schulz between January and March 1981. Perceptions of consensus management are discussed with a study of the roles of individual team members and the influence of others such as local authorities, ...

Maximising management investment in the NHS : report of a survey carried out for the National Staff Committee for Administrative and Clerical Staff and the National Health Service Training Authority

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O Criador:: Shaw, Catherine, King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Dixon, Maureen, National Health Service Training Authority, and National Staff Committee for Administrative and Clerical Staff
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This report contains the findings of a survey of ex-national trainees who are not currently working in the NHS. A surprisingly large number of trainees left the Service before reaching senior positions. Not only did this represent a waste of the money and manpower which had gone into their training ...

Strategies for changing the use of diagnostic radiology

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Fowkes, F. G. R.
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: The discussion in this paper is based on the findings of a study supported by the King's Fund and conducted under the auspices of the Royal College of Radiologists Working Party on the Effective Use of Diagnostic Radiology in which four strategies were evaluated for implementing guidelines on the use ...

A survey of health services for elderly people : recent innovations in the United Kingdom (1982-85)

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O Criador:: King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Smith, James, and Hutt, Avis
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This publication consists of the collated information of a survey undertaken in the autumn of 1985 by the Long Term and Community Care Team at the King's Fund Centre. All NHS district general managers in the UK were contacted, to find out about innovations in services for the elderly during ...

Quality assurance : what the colleges are doing : a report of a survey of national professional organisations

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O Criador:: Shaw, Charles D. and King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: The Quality Assurance Project was set up at the end of 1984 to stimulate the assessment and promotion of quality in health care in Britain. This report presents the findings of a survey undertaken to identify what practical steps were being taken by individual professional organisations (colleges) and to make ...

General practitioners' retirement plans and factors influencing them : report to the King Edward's Hospital Fund for London on a project undertaken January-June 1985

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O Criador:: Wakeford, Richard, Rothman, Arthur, Roden, Marian, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: At whatever age general practitioners retire, whether early, late, or at what is regarded as the conventional time (65), this is likely to have substantial implications for manpower planning - in the UK for example in connection with the demand for and establishment of vocational training schemes. A study of ...

Quality circles in the health service : result of a postal survey circulated in 1987

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O Criador:: King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This is the result of a postal survey which was circulated to all health authorities in 1987. The survey attempted to ask three questions: where are quality circles being used in health care; what are quality circles achieving; could a quality circle be considered to support a network in health ...

Community physicians and community medicine : a survey report

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O Criador:: Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Harvey, Sarah
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The King's Fund Institute was invited by the Acheson Committee to conduct a survey of community physicians in English health authorities. This report first gives an outline of the history of the specialty of community medicine. The methodology of the survey is then described, followed by a presentation of the ...

Community care : reacting to Griffiths

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O Criador:: Price, Sarah, Judge, Ken, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Hunter, David J.
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: In order to gauge the reactions to the Griffiths proposals on community care, the King's Fund Institute sampled opinion across health and social services in the UK by conducting a survey of health and social services managers and a scan of principal practitioner journals. The review of reaction demonstrates a ...

Prevention of cervical cancer : the patient's view

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O Criador:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Vessey, Martin, and Posner, Tina
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 ...

Matters of death and life : a study of bereavement support in NHS hospitals in England

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O Criador:: Wright, Anthony, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Upward, Janet, and Cousins, Jennifer
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The aim of this project was to discover whether the needs of people whose relatives die in hospital are being met within that setting. Surveys were undertaken to gain the views of both sides, by seeking both the experiences of bereaved relatives, and by ascertaining the procedures and practices of ...

Ethnic minority health authority membership : a survey

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O Criador:: Equal Opportunities Task Force (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This paper presents the results of a Task Force survey of the health authority members, and the efforts which have been made by the health service to include black and ethnic minority communities in membership. The report includes information about the responsibilities of health authorities, the duties of members, appointment ...

Quality in contracts : the current position (July 1991)

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O Criador:: Organisational Audit Programme (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Wessex Regional Health Authority, Brooks, Tessa, and Lowe, Elizabeth
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: This document summarises the main points which emerged from an exercise undertaken to establish the extent of work taking place in the area of contract specifications. Three regional health authorities (Trent, East Anglia and Wessex) and selected districts outside these regions with acknowledged track records in quality were targeted for ...

The King's Fund in Europe : a survey of King's Fund staff interest in European health and social care

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O Criador:: Gafour, Mandy and Information Resources (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1992
Abstract:: In December 1991, the Information Resources department at the King's Fund Centre conducted a survey into the European health care interests of King's Fund staff. The aims of the survey were: to determine current interests and work patterns at the King's Fund in relation to Europe; to assess the need ...

Extracontractual referrals : a study carried out by the King's Fund Institute/King's Fund College for the Audit Commission

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O Criador:: Robinson, Ray, King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Scheuer, Mary Ann, Ham, Chris, and Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales
Publication date:: 1992

Medical audit : taking stock

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O Criador:: King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Kerrison, Susan, Packwood, Tim, Buxton, Martin, and Health Economics Research Group (Brunel University)
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: The NHS reforms placed a requirement on all doctors to improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of medical practice by undertaking a regular programme of audit. Through a case study of the introduction of medical audit support staff, this publication documents how this process has been accomplished to date. It ...

A survey of needs assessment activity in London health authorities

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O Criador:: London Commission (King's Fund), Fulop, Naomi, and Hensher, Martin
Publication date:: 1997
Abstract:: This is one of the supporting papers informing the work of the King's Fund London Commission. It identifies and catalogues needs assessment work undertaken by London's health authorities or relating to local health needs in London between 1993-96. It also examines the range of approaches to and methods of needs ...

A survey of acute hospital configurations in London

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O Criador:: Mallender, Jacqueline, Goswami, Nilesh, and London Commission (King's Fund)
Publication date:: 1997
Abstract:: This is a report of a survey undertaken on behalf of the King's Fund London Commission. It provides an overview of the current configuration of acute hospital services in London, and consists of a description of the method and data sources used for the survey, a profile of acute services ...

Speech and language therapy services and management in the internal market : a national survey

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O Criador:: Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, Pope, Catherine, Ajahma Charitable Trust, Mays, Nicholas, and Policy Institute (King's Fund)
Publication date:: 1997
Abstract:: This report examines the findings of a national survey of NHS speech and language therapy managers and assesses the impact made by the reforms on this profession. It is divided into six parts. The introduction describes the context of the research and briefly reviews the literature which informed and seems ...

Mapping approaches to commissioning : extending the mosaic

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O Criador:: Barnes, Marian, Health Services Management Centre (University of Birmingham), King's Fund, Martin, Geraldine, Ham, Chris, and Smith, Judith
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This report summarises the main results of a survey of approaches to commissioning. All health authorities were surveyed and a 100 per cent response was achieved. The survey sought to map different approaches to commissioning and to assess the impact of these approaches from the perspective of health authorities. The ...

London GPs : tables prepared by NOP Research Group for the Evening Standard and the King's Fund

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O Criador:: Evening Standard, King's Fund, and National Opinion Polls (NOP) Research Group
Publication date:: 1999
Abstract:: This volume contains the full tabulations from a survey of 1139 Londoners. The survey was conducted by phone between 19 and 25 April 1999. The data are weighted by age, sex, working status and residents of inner and outer London, to ensure they represent the adult residents of the former ...

Involving the public : one of many priorities : a survey of public involvement in London's primary care groups

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O Criador:: Anderson, Will, King's Fund, and Florin, Dominique
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: This report provides a snapshot of user and public involvement within primary care groups (PCGs) in London, based on the views of their chief executives and lay members. It is the first output of a two year study conducted by the King's Fund Primary Care Programme which will describe and ...

Health care professionals' views about safety in maternity services

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O Criador:: Dixon, Anna, The King's Fund, and Smith, Alex
Publication date:: 2007
Abstract:: This study explores health care professionals' views about safety in maternity services. It identifies aspects of care that are less safe than they should be, possible ways to improve safety and potential obstacles to achieving these improvements.

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