The aims of the research were to identify the work of carers of elderly people from the Afro-Caribbeans, Asians and Vietnamese/Chinese communities; to identify gaps in support services provided by statutory agencies; to assess and produce information for carers in different languages; to identify areas for developing self-help groups or ...
The report attempts to review the main issues surrounding the funding and management of units providing dialysis services to people suffering from end-stage renal failure in the UK for the benefit of health service managers, renal physicians and other staff. The objective is to review the experience and information currently ...
This report is concerned with efforts to assure quality in medical care, focussing on quality assurance efforts affecting care provided by doctors and hospitals (and to a lesser extent nursing homes). The study examines quality assurance in Sweden, Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium and England as these represent a range ...
This paper takes a longer term look at the implications of measures to switch from institutional to community care, and the future role of carers. Tentative steps are being taken to forge a new relationship between formal and informal care systems; this report continues the debate into whether these are ...
This book develops the idea of managing for quality in general practice. The author examines ways of achieving the highest standards in the delivery of health care. He talks of the theoretical background to quality assurance, of the implications of implementing it in practice, and he outlines ways that GPs ...
This book describes in detail the routine administrative tasks that have to be done in hospital after a patient dies and suggests systems which will ensure that the tasks are carried out efficiently. It lays down clear standards for bereavement officers and hospital staff to enable them to provide the ...
Designed to be of practical use to all those with responsibilities for developing medical audit and quality assurance in primary health care, the book describes what is meant by audit, its purpose and who should be included. It reviews the range of activities being used. The report is based on ...
The purpose of this booklet is to outline the issues that have to be addressed by service users, politicians and providers following the publication of the White Paper 'Caring for People'. The key questions raised by the White Paper are illustrated by some of the leading edge work currently taking ...