These discussion papers are based on the work of P.A.C.E. up to the time of publication, and have been created to help introduce and stimulate discussions about particular issues. They have also been designed as concise introductions to various elements of initiatives in a way to help promote evidence-based practice.
Since the early 1990s there has been a growing interest in using the results of research to improve health and health services. This work has been taken forward under titles such as evidence-based practice, clinical effectiveness and implementation of research findings. This report explains lessons learned from the King's Fund ...
This Review is based on the financial year 1995 to 1996. The first part examines the main events of the year in five key policy areas: creating the new NHS ; community care ; public health strategy; serving the consumer; and clinical knowledge. The second part of the work contains ...
This report provides a collection of papers and related material from the workshop discussion on 28 June 1996. It includes: a brief introduction; OHP slides used in the four presentations; examples of topic guides for focus groups from SCPR; brief notes from the round table discussions; and details of participants.
Clinical nurse managers can improve services to patients and clients if they move away from 'coping management' and take a more strategic approach. This new publication, based on the work of the King's Fund Nursing Development Units (NDUs), highlights the experiences of nurses, users, doctors and managers from eight NDUs ...
This Review is based on the financial year 1994 to 1995. The first part examines the events of the year in four key policy areas: creating the new NHS ; promoting community care ; promoting public health ; promoting the interests of users. The second part of the work looks ...
This is the first in a series of publications based on the work of the King's Fund Centre Nursing Development Units. Using interviews with managers, supervisors and staff this book describes the use of supervision in five different units and shows some of the different forms that supervision can take. ...
This workshop was one of five events sponsored by the NHS Executive to promote clinical effectiveness and the use of clinical guidelines. The day was organised to enable participants to share their experiences of working with guidelines; to feedback comments to the NHS Executive about the lessons learned so far; ...
This Review is based on the financial year 1993 to 1994. The first part describes developments in each of the main policy areas of `The health of the nation', the Patient's Charter and community care implementation. For the first time results of the systematic research into the effects of the ...
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 ...