This conference was arranged by the King's Fund Centre in conjunction with the Renal Society and the Royal College of Nursing's Renal and Transplant Forum. It brought together medical professionals, patients and their relatives, as well as dieticians, social workers, teachers and occupational therapists. Topics covered included the effects of ...
This conference was arranged by the King's Fund Centre in conjunction with the Renal Society and the Royal College of Nursing's Renal and Transplant Forum. It brought together medical professionals, patients and their relatives, as well as dieticians, social workers, teachers and occupational therapists. Topics covered included the effects of ...
The conference addressed the problems of identifying the client group usually described as "younger physically disabled" and of providing alternative and appropriate forms of accommodation and care services for them. Eight presentations of different approaches to these problems were given during the proceedings.
The purpose of this conference was to provide an opportunity for those with service planning responsibilities to learn about some current studies and to assess the potential contribution of operational research to the planning process. It was organised in conjunction with the Health and Welfare Services Study Group of the ...
This conference approached the subject of the school health service and the work carried out by school nurses. By way of introduction, the evolution of the school health service was outlined. This was followed by a discussion of the service from the viewpoints of school nurse and consumer. The role ...
Community Health Councils have the right to visit hospitals and other health care premises and to comment on what they find. In practice, it can be difficult and time consuming to achieve a worthwhile visit. This booklet is an attempt to suggest some guidelines and good practices which can make ...
This conference arose from investigatory work carried out by the Institute for Consumer Ergonomics on the system of developing and manufacturing aids and equipment for handicapped people in this country. The conference centred on the provision of adequate, suitable and effective aids to reduce the effects of various forms of ...
Ward policies usually result from a dialogue between medical, nursing and other staff who form part of the ward team, but this cannot be achieved without reference to hospital, district, regional and national policies, and legislation which affects the patient or any member of staff. This conference followed a King's ...
The study days were held in an effort to share common knowledge and experience. Different ways of providing information were considered, such as the role of the provincial newspaper DIAL - Disablement and Advice Line; the provision of information about the DHSS benefits system by Disability Alliance. Practical problems facing ...
In 1976 it was suggested to the King's Fund by a group of younger hospital doctors that it might be valuable to take a fresh look at the organisation of hospital clinical work and those responsible for it. A working party was established to consider ways in which medical manpower ...