Over the past few years the low take-up of services by black disabled people and their general absence from user involvement initiatives have become a source of concern. Evidence suggests that poor access to information, communication barriers and inappropriate services are all factors preventing black disabled people from having their ...
This report is a selection of keynote papers and reports from workshops held as part of the King's Fund Primary Health Care Group's conferences on quality in community nursing. The papers describe examples of good practice which concern management structures, staff performance, and ways of identifying patient needs and planning ...
This paper gives a framework for thinking about new sorts of training needs for community services in the field of mental health. It describes what a good community service should look like; it looks at what people need to learn about if they are to provide effective help to people ...
The aim of this project was to discover whether the needs of people whose relatives die in hospital are being met within that setting. Surveys were undertaken to gain the views of both sides, by seeking both the experiences of bereaved relatives, and by ascertaining the procedures and practices of ...
In June 1987 the King's Fund convened the first meeting of a working party on the future shape of paediatric surgery in the four Thames regions, with special reference to Greater London. The working party was composed primarily of paediatric surgeons. This document is their report. The emphasis is on ...
In response to the DHSS circular `Patients dying in hospital' (DA(84)17) the Bloomsbury District Management Team asked for an examination of the way that dying patients and their relatives are cared for in Bloomsbury hospitals. This paper arises out of that examination and also out of discussions with nurses, doctors ...
The report of the Community Nursing Review was published in April 1986. Whilst gathering evidence for the report, the Review Team learned of many examples of good practice, which helped shape their thinking about the way community nursing services could develop. Since the report was published there have been many ...
This publication is addressed to members of health authorities, who have a key role to play in ensuring that their authority embarks speedily on the formulation of a policy for the care of the dying. It aims to assist health authorities in making informed decision about the pattern of services ...