This is one of a series of case studies exploring how individuals living in London have used the King's Fund Millennium Awards scheme to make a real difference to the health of others in their communities. While working at a west London community centre, Imo Akpan recognised a reluctance among ...
The findings outlined in this book describe a service in inner London that cannot be sustained because it is unable to meet the demands imposed upon it. Services in outer London are comparable with those in other English cities. The mental illness services are in a state of transition, and ...
'The Health of Londoners' is the first public health report for Greater London. London lags behind other UK and European cities in its lack of a strong city-wide approach to health and this report is a vital initial step in putting the health of Londoners on the map. The report ...
This pamphlet is a report on a two-day meeting which discussed reports that, although most people in Britain seem to understand how A.I.D.S. is transmitted, they are doing little or nothing to alter their sexual behaviour in a way which could reduce their chances of becoming infected. The conference felt ...
This project paper outlines some of the initiatives undertaken in the field of education and prevention of HIV infection in an area of low prevalence (Northern Ireland) and attempts to adduce some of the factors critical to achieving implementation of the programme, planning for which started at the end of ...
This conference proceedings report is an edited compilation of papers given at a conference for World A.I.D.S. Day. Topics covered at the conference included - resources for the 1990s, community care, role of the voluntary sector and an agenda for the 1990s.
This is the third volume of King's College Studies in medical law and ethics. The following topics are covered: A.I.D.S.; contraception and family planning; human rights and the role of the judiciary in medical law; a national commission for medical ethics; defensive medicine and medical malpractice; the ethics of the ...
The development of a network of services and support for people with A.I.D.S. is a challenge for voluntary agencies, for the NHS and for local authorities. There is a consensus that services should, as far as possible, be provided to enable people to be cared for in their own homes. ...
This conference was organised by the London Strategic Policy Unit and held on 8 April 1987. Workers from health services, local authorities and voluntary bodies met to exchange ideas and compare experience of providing services for A.I.D.S. patients. A paper was presented by the director of supportive housing from the ...