This paper presents an analysis of the factors underlying the conflict over the pay beds issue which erupted in 1974-76; a conflict which some consider to have been one of the precipitating reasons for the appointment of the Royal Commission. The first section of the paper sets out the basic ...
This Bill was promoted by the King's Fund in co-operation with the British Hospitals Association to enable hospitals to obtain from the Charity Commissioners legal power to carry out schemes for providing pay beds , by means of funds specially received or collected for the purpose, where they do not ...
This report looks at the existing provision of pay beds in the Voluntary Hospital service in London. Pay beds are for those patients of moderate means who can pay up to seven guineas a week and a limited amount in medical fees. By people contributing to the hospital services which ...
This document brings up to date the particulars of pay bed accommodation in London shown in appendix II of the report on pay bed accommodation. The original terms of reference for this report were "to inquire and report upon the question of hospital accommodation in London for persons prepared to ...
This document presents the minutes of evidence from the Pay Beds Committee which was set up with the following terms of reference: "to inquire and report upon the question of hospital accommodation in London for persons prepared to pay more than ordinary voluntary hospital patients; and to report the conclusions ...
This document is a report of the Pay Beds Committee which was set up with the following terms of reference: "to inquire and report upon the question of hospital accommodation in london for persons prepared to pay more than ordinary voluntary hospital patients; and to report the conclusions at which ...