This is the second edition of this publication which was published for the first time in 1994. This edition is structured in four parts. The first is a calendar of events in London's health care during 1994, followed by a commentary by the editor. The third section presents the relevant ...
This document builds on work carried out by a group of blind and partially sighted people who were invited to identify the issues which they considered to be most important in shaping their experiences of community care. These issues include access to information, assessment for entitlement to services, inflexibility and ...
This is a summary of the first workshop in the King's Fund Purchasing Innovations series. The workshop heard from three main contributors on experience to date in their authorities: Durham; Wiltshire and Bath; and Birmingham.
This is a summary of a workshop in a continuing series of short events designed to explore the development of collaborative commissioning in the light of evolving local experience. Participation was drawn from the five sites involved in the King's Fund Centre's Joint Commissioning project, eight other health and local ...
This is a summary of a workshop in a continuing series of short events designed to explore the development of collaborative commissioning in the light of evolving local experience. Participation was drawn from the five sites involved in the King's Fund Centre's Joint Commissioning project, eight other health and local ...
The first two briefings looked at major issues involved in joint commissioning services for older people and examined progress at each of the five development sites. This third briefing concentrates upon the achievement of change, particularly making a positive impact on older people's lives through collaborative commissioning. A major theme ...
The author looks at the NHS in London two years after the report of the King's Fund Commission on London and the Tomlinson report and three years before the next general election. Policies shaping the NHS in London have become increasingly controversial. He argues that despite the growing resistance to ...
Reorientating the NHS to be both needs led and responsive to users has to be a joint endeavour for both commissioners and providers. A new synthesis is required to combine the best of personal patient care with a focus on population health. The King's Fund has recognised community oriented primary ...
This paper is based on a speech delivered at the 1993 annual meeting of the National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts. The author considers how a policy initiative should call for a shift in the balance of services from the hospital to the community by: a shift in the ...
This is the first issue charting the progress of developments in London's health services. Included are: a calendar of events from October 1992 to December 1993; a commentary on the development of the planning process in London including the series of reports from the Government and other professional bodies. There ...