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; ...
The purpose of this document is to take the debate and practice concerning the situation of Black people who are diagnosed as suffering from mental illness beyond the point of counting heads, and instead to focus more on acknowledging and highlighting positive methods of diagnosing and treating mental health problems ...
This workshop focused on progress being made in developing circles of support and also provided an opportunity for people working in other ways as well to get together and share their experiences of building personal support networks.
Mental health policy in the United States and Britain has been moving in a similar direction for several decades, from institution to community based services. In both countries there is a pressing need to speed the pace of service development in the community, and also awareness is growing that service ...
This book is one of two evaluative studies describing developments in four pilot sites and in the Care of the Elderly Unit at Tameside. The four sites are: Brighton, Camberwell, Southport and West Dorset NDUs. It is a study of nursing practice and staff development, set against a background of ...
This is a report of Seminar II held at the King's Fund Centre on 1 October 1993, and was organised by the King's Fund Centre and Nuffield Institute for Health as part of their monitoring of developments in community care. The purpose was to identify progress and problems arising six ...
Leadership in British nursing has been neglected by nurses and policy makers. The legacy of this neglect is now being felt as nurses struggle to establish and identity a role for themselves in the changing environment of the NHS. Attempts to promote nursing leadership are not without their problems. There ...
This report summarises the brief which was given to the King's Fund on finding the views of GPs following the Tomlinson report; setting up GP networks; clarifying what the King's Fund might expect from the Investment Fund launch; and improving working with GPs.
Launched in October 1992 Carers Impact is a three year development project working alongside health and local authorities to stimulate initiatives that will provide greater practical support for carers looking after elderly, ill or disabled people who cannot manage at home without help. The goal is to make effective carer ...
The health service reforms of the 1990s have put special emphasis on making services more sensitive and responsive to users. This report looks at the work of four health authorities which have a history of activity on race issues and where there is a clear commitment to improving their services ...