This report is a review of the evaluation of the London Initiative Zone (L.I.Z.) primary care development projects which were established through the former London Implementation Group (LIG) and which were in progress in 1995/6. It particularly focuses on the evaluation of revenue projects aimed at service development in primary ...
This book explains the events leading up to the BSE crisis. The story begins in the mid-eighties when the first cases of the disease were reported in cattle and ends a decade later with the first cases of the new CJD, the EU ban on British beef exports and the ...
This is a report on the process evaluation undertaken as part of the King's Fund Promoting Patient Choice initiative. The report outlines: the background to the project; the purpose and method of the evaluation; findings from the seven sites (information about the application stage, the development process and the evaluation ...
The major part of a patient's last year of life is spent at home where care is mostly carried out by families. A growing elderly population means a patient's needs in the home are likely to increase rather than decrease, creating extra pressures for carers. Schemes to help people save ...
This publication comprises 10 papers on mental health service provision in a different city. They were presented at the King's Fund's Mental Health in the City conference, held in London on 27-29 October 1997. The cities are as follows: Amsterdam, Baltimore, Bangalore, Copenhagen, Kobe, Madison (Wisconsin), Porto Alegre (Brazil), Sydney, ...
This handbook was commissioned by the London Health partnership for use by groups who wish to address a concern about transport. It describes how to make the most of the transport that is available; suggests how to get a local transport scheme started; and provides background information of interest to ...