This paper has been prepared as a summary of the discussion at a seminar held at the King's Fund on 30th October 1996. It seeks to clarify the purpose and function of intermediate care and incorporates the range of views held in relation to a number of key issues. It ...
It is widely recognised that there is a group of people who have health care needs, which, while not requiring the facilities of the acute hospital sector, do demand considerable support to regain a maximum level of health. A number of different initiatives have been explored to meet this diverse ...
This is a paper informing the work of the King's Fund London Commission. Its purpose is to describe the range of services that may be usefully categorised as intermediate care, devise a typology or taxonomy of these services, report on the extent and quality of literature on intermediate care, present ...