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Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2005
Abstract:: This is one of a series of case studies exploring how individuals living in London have used the King's Fund Millennium Awards scheme to make a real difference to the health of others in their communities. One in four people will experience a mental health problem at some point in ...

Author:: Coote, Anna, King's Fund, Woodhead, David, and Allen, Jessica
Publication date:: 2004
Abstract:: Since 1997, there has been a growing interest in the UK in reducing health inequalities, regenerating disadvantaged neighbourhoods and ending cycles of social exclusion. Large sums of money have been invested in large social programmes, mostly designed to be implemented in partnership with local communities. This policy paper asks to ...

Author:: King's Fund and Duman, Mark
Publication date:: 2003
Abstract:: This guide is the new, fully revised second edition of 'Practicalities of Producing Patient Information' (PoPPi), which was published by the King's Fund in 2000. Fully updated in line with the latest developments in new media such as CD ROMs and the internet, the guide also shows how to use ...

Author:: King's Fund, New, Bill, and Harrison, Anthony
Publication date:: 2002
Abstract:: This publication aims to revive the research debate among policy makers and the research community. It evaluates progress towards meeting the needs of the NHS and examines the role of publicly financed health research alongside that played by the educational, commercial and voluntary sectors. Finally, it assesses the significance of ...

Author:: Light, Donald, King's Fund, Mays, Nicholas, and Keen, Justin
Publication date:: 2001
Abstract:: The Labour Government's commitment to making more use of the private sector in health care is proving controversial. Opponents are concerned that it signals the end of the NHS as we know it. Yet public-private relationships are as old as the NHS. This book analyses existing relationships and the regulatory ...

Author:: Abbott, Stephen, Gillam, Stephen, Fulop, Naomi, Florin, Dominique, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2001
Abstract:: This report presents the findings from a two-year research project comprising six case studies of how primary care groups and trusts (primary care organisations, PCOs) are carrying out their health improvement role. It analyses: the approach taken by the six sites to health improvement, and the development of relevant strategies ...

Author:: Kendall, Liz and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: This paper analyses the experiences of other city-wide authorities in the UK and internationally in improving health. It sets out which cities were studied and why, outlines the different ways in which Mayors work to affect change, identifies the available evidence of action to improve health in selected cities, and ...

Author:: Baxter, Kate, Evans, David, Mays, Nicholas, Scott, Judith, Malbon, Gill, Goodwin, Nick, Killoran, Amanda, Abbott, Stephen, King's Fund, and Wyke, Sally
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: The overall aim of the third year of the national evaluation of TPPs, spanning October 1997 to September 1998, was to identify the ingredients of successful devolved purchasing based in primary care by in-depth study of twelve first wave TPPs. The analysis presented here considers eleven of the case studies ...

Author:: Farrell, Christine, Duman, Mark, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: The provision of high-quality, nationally standardised health information is currently high on the NHS agenda: National Service Frameworks are setting standards for the quality of the information given as part of patient care; every trust must develop an information strategy and policy, to agreed standards; the Patient's Charter lists certain ...

Author:: Fulop, Naomi, Abbott, Stephen, Gillam, Stephen, Florin, Dominique, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: This report presents the findings from the first phase of a two-year research project comprising six case studies of how primary care groups and trusts (PCG/Ts) are carrying out their health improvement role. Its purpose is to record the development of the health improvement role by the sites in their ...

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