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Author:: The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2002
Abstract:: The NHS is the largest single organisation in the UK. Its potential impact on the environment, the health of the public and the fabric of their lives is huge, whether as employer, purchaser of goods and services, cause of travel, producer of waste, consumer of energy or commissioner of building ...

Author:: Belman, Jane, King's Fund, Edmans, Teresa, and Levenson, Ros
Publication date:: 2001
Abstract:: This summary draws on 'Working for Health : the NHS as an employer and its role in regeneration' published in February 2001, and a public seminar, 'New routes to health through employment' held on 7 February 2001, organised by the King's Fund and the London Regeneration Network.

Author:: North West Thames Regional Health Authority and King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: The Single European Market has nearly arrived when people will experience freedom of movement of goods, services and people between the Member States of the European Community. For the health service, this has two main concerns. First, the possible increase in the migration of unskilled labour will effect the health ...

Author:: Equal Opportunities Task Force (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: The Task Force was established in 1986 to help health authorities to implement equal opportunities policies for all racial groups in the health service. This 'model' policy has been created from a number of policies sent to the Task Force by health authorities, using those sections which seem most suitable ...

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1984
Abstract:: Race and Employment in the NHS is based on a conference organised by the King's Fund and the Polytechnic of the South Bank which examined the practical steps that health authorities and managers should take to ensure equal opportunities for people from ethnic minority groups. This booklet describes ways in ...

Author:: Clark, John, King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Employment Promotion Section (Commission for Racial Equality)
Publication date:: 1983
Abstract:: The NHS employs 900,000 people in hospitals throughout the United Kingdom. Ethnic minority workers are found throughout the service in considerable numbers, but only limited information is available about their distribution in terms of discipline and grade. In talks with health authority administrators and personnel officers it has been asserted ...

Author:: King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Barfield, K. Annette
Publication date:: 1979
Abstract:: This seminar on rehabilitation and resettlement of NHS employees focussed on the needs of those suffering from long-term sickness or disability. The employers' responsibility for individual employees was investigated and present practices and future trends commented on. Possibilities for good practices included a look at the role of the National ...

Author:: The King's Fund and Coote, Anna
Publication date:: 2002
Abstract:: Anna Coote is the Director of the Public Health Programme at the King's Fund. and This is a summary of the report of the same name. The NHS is more than a provider of health services. It is the largest single organisation in the UK. Its potential impact on health, the environment, and the social and economic fabric of our lives is vast. Claiming the ...

Author:: Imison, Candace, The King's Fund, Xavier, Su, and Buchan, James
Publication date:: 2009
Abstract:: Workforce planning for the NHS is a large undertaking. The NHS in England employs approximately 1.3 million staff, 70 per cent of recurrent NHS costs relate to staffing, and more than £4 billion is spent annually on staff training. Securing a sufficient number of staff with the appropriate skills and ...

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