This report is drawn from two seminars attended by frontline practitioners and others working in health, housing and social care held at the King's Fund in February and April 1999. Participants discussed their views of current treatment, care and support of older people, and what they would want for their ...
Following a seminar for front-line health, housing and social care professionals, King's Fund staff were invited to take part in an afternoon event on 13 April 1999 to consider current care arrangements and provision for older people; and to discuss their thoughts on what they would want should they need ...
This book reviews the quality of treatment outcomes information patients received in five pilot projects around the country. The projects were carried out by: Health Matters, Milton Keynes; Trent Healthline, Nottingham; Critical Appraisals Skills Programme (CASP), Institute of Health Sciences, Oxford; NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (NHS CRD) York, ...
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is required to produce a code of practice for the conduct of certain infertility services which will include guidance on the provision of counselling for couples considering or undergoing regulated treatments, for the children conceived through the use of these treatments and for gamete ...
The fifth King's Fund Forum was held in London on 27-29 June 1988. Five questions were addressed: 1) What are the responsibilities of service providers for patients and their carers? ; 2) For presumed stroke sufferers what has been shown to be of diagnostic value? ; 3a) What treatments have ...
The report aims to cover the subject of incontinence as a whole with the major objective of encouraging sufferers to report it, and their doctors and nurses to become informed in its management. The following areas are discussed and recommendations established: increasing knowledge about incontinence among all professions concerned; to ...
This seminar, organised by the Renal Society, began with young dialysis patients talking about their treatment and lifestyles. The report goes on to consider the achievement of independence by the adolescent and the advantages and disadvantages of treating adolescents in a children's unit. Further discussion includes job prospects, educational aspects ...
This report attempts to correlate therapeutic principles of the treatment of alcoholism with the planning and design of new facilities. Two existing treatment facilities are looked at in depth, Warlingham Park Hospital, Surrey and Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Scotland.
The second King's Fund Forum, was held between 1-3 October 1986. A panel of twelve listened to evidence from experts in public sessions. After closed sessions, the panel discussed its report with the audience and an agreed consensus statement was then presented at a press conference. The four questions addressed ...