This report reviews the activities of the King's Fund Centre and in particular the library and information services; education and training; long term care and community care; the London Programme; the assessment and promotion of quality in care.
The aim of this brief account is not to record the history of the King's Fund, which can be found elsewhere, but rather to map out its present field of action, for the enlightenment of all interested in the well-being of the hospitals, and to indicate very broadly its scope ...
This conference looked at the work of the community Care Centre, a small community-based GP hospital in inner London. The Centre offers valuable lessons for all health professionals about patient autonomy and participation, collaborative work between professions, GP and community involvement, and imagination in environmental design. The report is not ...
These information sheets will be of use to health service staff or community health councils who wish to find out the views of users of patient information. The purpose of these sheets is: 1) to give some useful reading references for this field or an overview of the literature; 2) ...
Purchasers are faced with the prospect of collecting a range of information from service users, potential service users and the general public in their area. There are two main areas of collected information which will inform the contracting process : assessing and prioritising health needs; and monitoring current service standards. ...
These information sheets will be of use to health service staff of community health councils who wish to find out about non-survey methods of obtaining users' views. The purpose of these sheets is: to give some useful reading references for this field; to give some details of some of the ...
These information sheets will be of use to health service staff or community health councils who wish to find out the views of elderly users of health services. The purposes of these sheets is: 1) to give some useful reading references for this field; 2) to give details of some ...
This report summarises the brief which was given to the King's Fund on finding the views of GPs following the Tomlinson report; setting up GP networks; clarifying what the King's Fund might expect from the Investment Fund launch; and improving working with GPs.
This is a pamphlet produced when the S.H.A.R.E. project closed. It is a brief update on remaining information providers and key organisations in the field of race and health.