This study gives an account of workshops held for health care leaders from fifteen countries in Europe on the needs for developing nursing leadership. Whilst the initial focus for development was nursing, the workshops in particular highlighted the need for multidisciplinary as well as uni-disciplinary development. In all the countries ...
In May 1993 representatives of ten countries met for two days in Dublin under the auspices of the European Healthcare Management Association to explore similarities, differences and potential ways forward to strengthen management development for those doctors managing clinical resources. Prior to the conference the co-ordinators from each participating country ...
In December 1991, the Information Resources department at the King's Fund Centre conducted a survey into the European health care interests of King's Fund staff. The aims of the survey were: to determine current interests and work patterns at the King's Fund in relation to Europe; to assess the need ...
The report examines the likely impact of the indicative drug budgets for family doctors and the government's general practice fund holding initiative in Britain. The authors believe that the new arrangements will sharpen price competition in the UK medicines market, and welcome this. The study also reports on recent European ...
This seminar, as part of the European W.F.M.H. programme examines relevant mental health issues by multi-international and multidisciplinary working groups. The report focuses on the working relationships of voluntary and statutory mental health services in Europe, within the broader context provided by the USA and Canada. The seminar covers the ...
This conference was held at the King's Fund College of Hospital Management and the main themes were: methods of appraising hospital and health services; costing hospital and health care; manning hospital and health services; integrating components of hospital and health services.
The intention of this conference was to bring together persons from many countries who would be able to state, explain and comment upon the staffing problems of the health services of their national areas; who would be competent to discuss relevant matters of general interest; and whose individual and joint ...
The theme for this conference was the pressure for more medical services, including curative care of all kinds and medical care and for more hospital services of all types, including acute, mixed, long-term and psychiatric services. Each paper provides an objective statement of facts as they exist in each country.