The author describes the health problems of homeless people, concentrating on London, and how services for homeless people could be improved. This could be delivered within the National Health Service in an integrated service. The author also looks at why so few homeless people are registered with a general practitioner; ...
Written for managers of community health services, this book offers practical help on how to make services user friendly and more responsive to the needs of people who use them. Detailed case studies provide ideas for people 'getting started' as well as describing some common pitfalls. The particular problems associated ...
This document describes the planning process by which Newham Health Authority reorganised their child health services from a centralised to a locally administered service. Those responsible for managing the changes have identified the elements of the planning process which they think were significant in enabling the relatively smooth introduction of ...
This conference looked at the work of the community Care Centre, a small community-based GP hospital in inner London. The Centre offers valuable lessons for all health professionals about patient autonomy and participation, collaborative work between professions, GP and community involvement, and imagination in environmental design. The report is not ...