This is the second edition of this publication which was published for the first time in 1994. This edition is structured in four parts. The first is a calendar of events in London's health care during 1994, followed by a commentary by the editor. The third section presents the relevant ...
The author looks at the NHS in London two years after the report of the King's Fund Commission on London and the Tomlinson report and three years before the next general election. Policies shaping the NHS in London have become increasingly controversial. He argues that despite the growing resistance to ...
This is the first issue charting the progress of developments in London's health services. Included are: a calendar of events from October 1992 to December 1993; a commentary on the development of the planning process in London including the series of reports from the Government and other professional bodies. There ...
This paper proposes an alliance of charitable foundations, together with Government, to make a distinctive contribution to the way in which health services for Londoners are being shaped. It explains how an investment fund could form the basis of a high profile three year development programme; how it could be ...
The aim of this unpublished paper is to provide all Londoners with primary and community health services which both meet their needs for high quality health care and which - over time - can appropriately substitute for certain services currently provided in acute hospitals. If Sir Bernard Tomlinson's recommendations are ...
This unpublished paper outlines a process for specialty reviews, following on from the recommendations of the `Report of the inquiry into London's health service, medical education and research' (London : Department of Health, 1992) in which it was recommended that working parties be formed under the direction of the London ...
The first part of this briefing looks at the implications of the NHS reforms in theory and in practice and presents the six lines of enquiry which might be pursued. The second section discusses the particular impact of the NHS reforms on London which has maintained a very significant number ...
These guidelines have been compiled in response to an assessed need from hospitals for help with commissioning arts and artists. It is divided into seven chapters and includes guidance on the need for a committee; choosing a site; the commissioning process; fundraising. Its recommendations are based on 10 years of ...
In June 1987 the King's Fund convened the first meeting of a working party on the future shape of paediatric surgery in the four Thames regions, with special reference to Greater London. The working party was composed primarily of paediatric surgeons. This document is their report. The emphasis is on ...
It is customary for the Fund's General Council to invite two speakers to talk about aspects of the Fund's work at its general meeting. On 6 June 1986, the first meeting to be held under the Presidency of HRH The Prince of Wales, the subject was the Fund itself. This ...