This is the fifth in a series of publications based on the work of the King's Fund Nursing Development Units (NDUs). In it, nurses, midwives and health visitors relate their experiences of ethical difficulty in their everyday practice. These stories, recounted in their own words, are offered as material for ...
Chalkhill is a large council estate in Brent with serious problems. The author set out to examine the role of health visitors in a multi-disciplinary project to make Chalkhill a better place to live. The report chronicles the benefits and difficulties for health visitors of working in a team of ...
Early in 1987 five health visitor managers and five district nurse managers came together from across London to explore ways of working together in the 'spirit of Cumberlege'. The focus was caring for elderly people in the community. A record was kept of the process of the workshop with a ...
This conference brought together different professionals involved in caring for sick children. The conference was opened by the chairman of the Children's Committee who described this committee's advisory role to the Secretary of State on development and co-ordination of health and personal social services for children. Other speakers covered the ...