This conference was held at the King's Fund College of Hospital Management and the main themes were: methods of appraising hospital and health services; costing hospital and health care; manning hospital and health services; integrating components of hospital and health services.
The King's Fund was asked by the Voluntary Hospitals Committee for London to consider the need for further provision for the middle classes for insurance against hospital expenses and the associated specialist fees. The Committee needed to formulate a scheme which, while meeting the needs of the middle class for ...