This Review is based on the financial year 1996 to 1997. 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 ...
Organisational solutions to problems arising in community care were discussed at a debate organised by the King's Fund. The debate took place during a period of continuing organisational upheaval associated with the NHS and Community Care reforms. Calls were nevertheless being made for further radical change in the organisation of ...
This is a report of the first year's work of Carers Impact and describes first impressions of the national picture and progress in answering the question posed. The report includes: a brief description of the background to the Carers Impact programme and its work to date; a summary of the ...
This detailed independent evaluation of the Carers Impact project critically examines the effectiveness of the King's Fund model as a catalyst for change. The book assesses the work in 13 of the project's sites, looking closely at the partnerships created and the resulting benefits for carers. It contains valuable information ...
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 draws on the experience of a King's Fund service development initiative in Yorkshire RHA to illustrate the degree to which work to improve community care services for users and carers is hampered by periods of great change. It places the experience in a national policy context, providing insight ...
Over the last decade there have been substantial changes in the way support for carers has featured in the planning and development of health and social services. General practitioners and their practice teams however have not tended to be in the forefront of these developments although there is general agreement ...
This report is the result of a major study examining the links between acute, primary and community services in Bromley, Kent. Results of the study, funded by the King's Fund and South Thames Regional Health Authority, contributed to Bromley Health's future strategy for change and led to the redevelopment of ...
This publication sets out guidelines for those commissioning health and social services for people with physical and/or sensory impairments between the ages of 16 and 65. It starts by identifying what are the general aims of commissioning activities directed at this group of people before moving on to address the ...
This paper reports on the second and final phase of a joint King's Fund Centre and Nuffield Institute for Health initiative on monitoring community care implementation. It provides an independent account of progress in implementing the community care changes which is based on sampling the experience and perceptions of a ...