Index Catalog // The Kings Fund Digital Archive

Author:: Organisational Audit (King's Fund)
Publication date:: 1996
Abstract:: This manual has been produced to meet the demand for the development of standards and a peer review process for commissioning organisations. It provides an organisation with the means to question practice and to stimulate development work. It has been introduced at a time when health authorities and family health ...

Author:: Policy Institute (King's Fund)
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: 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 ...

Author:: King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: 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 ...

Author:: King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Gunaratnam, Yasmin
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: This publication provides guidance for managers in regional and purchasing authorities and in provider units on how to improve NHS services provided to people from black populations. It should also be a basis on which community organisations and users' groups can evaluate race equality initiatives in local service provision. Managers ...

Author:: King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: This book explores the changing relationship between payers and providers, and how these changing relationships affect patients; how the tensions between payers and providers are managed in the 1990s will be an increasingly important determinant of who gets what care, how good it is and how much it costs. A ...

Author:: Owens, Pat, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Glennerster, Howard, and Matsaganis, Manos
Publication date:: 1992
Abstract:: Fundholding by general practices is the most innovative and potentially far reaching aspect of the NHS reforms. It also raises the most potential difficulties in implementation. The study falls into two parts. The first is a description of the preparatory period from January 1990, soon after practices were asked if ...

Author:: Matthews, Tim, King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Ham, Chris
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: This report looks at the new role of district health authorities as purchasers of services for their residents. The report shows that non-executive members have the following contributions to make to the work of their authorities: bringing a wider range of experience than is available among the executive members; ensuring ...

Author:: Consumer Feedback Resource (King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: Purchasers are faced with the prospect of collecting a range of information from service users, potential service users and the general public in their area. There are two main areas of collected information which will inform the contracting process : assessing and prioritising health needs; and monitoring current service standards. ...

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