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  • Improving health in London : case study : Workshops for Community Health.

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    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 ...

  • What is the real cost of more patient choice?

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    This publication lays out the questions the government must answer if it wants to place patient choice at the heart of a taxpayer-funded health care system, including how extra costs will be met, whether patients are willing and able to exercise choice in their own best interests, and what kinds ...

  • the international recruitment of health workers to the capital., London calling?

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    This research summary profiles the international workforce in London and provides case studies detailing the experiences of three London NHS trusts and their international recruitment activities. It is the first publication from a wider programme of work on the international recruitment of health workers to the capital. [SMD]

  • Linking children's health and education : progress and challenges in London.

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    This paper aims to explore the opportunities available to create stronger and more consistent partnerships between health and education, both in terms of the challenges facing schools and the issues surrounding local strategies that link the two sectors. In doing so, it also seeks to identify some of the ways ...

  • Commissioning care services for older people : achievements and challenges in London.

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    This study was commissioned to inform the King's Fund Care Services Inquiry, which was set up in response to concerns about the quality , appropriateness and adequacy of care services for older people in London. The King's Fund wanted to investigate how local authorities and their PCT partners were commissioning ...

  • Assessing the new NHS consultant contract : a something for something deal?

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    The government's reforms of contracts and pay for NHS staff are designed not just to pay staff more but also to secure changes in working patterns and productivity that translate into benefits for patients. This paper assesses the impact of the new consultant contract in England. Its findings are based ...

  • Poetry for health : improving health in London case study.

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    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. According to the mental health charity MIND, one in four people in Britain will ...

  • Improving health in London : case study : Supportive Family Training

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    King's Fund
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    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. One in four people will experience a mental health problem at some point in ...

  • Finding out what works : building knowledge about complex, community-based initiatives

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    Coote, Anna, King's Fund, Woodhead, David, and Allen, Jessica
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    Since 1997, there has been a growing interest in the UK in reducing health inequalities, regenerating disadvantaged neighbourhoods and ending cycles of social exclusion. Large sums of money have been invested in large social programmes, mostly designed to be implemented in partnership with local communities. This policy paper asks to ...

  • Producing patient information : how to research, develop and produce effective information sources

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    King's Fund and Duman, Mark
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    This guide is the new, fully revised second edition of 'Practicalities of Producing Patient Information' (PoPPi), which was published by the King's Fund in 2000. Fully updated in line with the latest developments in new media such as CD ROMs and the internet, the guide also shows how to use ...