Index Catalog // The Kings Fund Digital Archive

Publication date:: 2001
Abstract:: HSC 2001/01: LAC (2000)1 'Intermediate Care' requires the NHS and councils, in planning the best balance of intermediate care services locally, to map current levels of capacity, patterns of service provision, A&E attendances, acute admissions, bed occupancy rates and long-term care placements for older people in their area, including where ...

Creatore:: King's Fund and Spencer, Linda
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: This report has been prepared to share information about rapid response services for older people, to encourage the identification and adoption of good practice and to give people the opportunity to learn from the experiences of others. It draws on information shared at a workshop held by the Rehabilitation Programme ...

Creatore:: Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales, Sinclair, Alan, King's Fund, and Dickinson, Edward
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This report presents the findings of a project that aimed to understand the present state of knowledge of the clinical effectiveness of rehabilitation using the evidence of systematic reviews. Fifty-six systematic reviews covering a variety of disabilities, health problems, diseases and client groups were identified through a literature search. Data ...

Creatore:: Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales, Robinson, Janice, King's Fund, and Turnock, Stuart
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This briefing paper summarises the key findings of two literature reviews jointly commissioned by the Audit Commission and the King's Fund. The reviews provide evidence of shortcomings in the current health and social care system and practices and processes that are known to be effective in achieving good outcomes for ...

Creatore:: King's Fund, Nocon, Andrew, Baldwin, Sally, and Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This review examines the meaning of rehabilitation, the provision of it and responsibilities for rehabilitation services within health and social care, and trends in the availability of provision. It concludes that there is increasing awareness of the importance of rehabilitation but, in practice, opportunities for it are not being fully ...

Creatore:: Development Centre (King's Fund), Batstone, Gifford, and Robinson, Janice
Publication date:: 1996
Abstract:: This working paper focuses upon opportunities for rehabilitation within a spectrum of support required by people who are ill or disabled. Drawing on consultations held in 1996, it provides insights into common perceptions of shortcomings in the current system of rehabilitation and of potential benefits which would arise from additional ...

Creatore:: Kingsley, Susan, McAusland, Tom, Towell, David, and King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This is the third paper by the authors on managing the relocation of psychiatric services from large institutions to new patterns of local provision. It offers a summary of their current thinking about the characteristics of an assessment and resettlement model which would be compatible with the wider planning issues ...

Creatore:: Heron, Alastair and King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1982
Abstract:: The Sheffield Development Project arose from the thinking behind the 1971 White Paper "Better Services for the Mentally Handicapped", which was a government effort to provide clear leadership and a long-term strategy for the development of services for people with learning difficulties. The Sheffield Development Project has been a major ...

Creatore:: King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Barfield, K. Annette
Publication date:: 1979
Abstract:: This seminar on rehabilitation and resettlement of NHS employees focussed on the needs of those suffering from long-term sickness or disability. The employers' responsibility for individual employees was investigated and present practices and future trends commented on. Possibilities for good practices included a look at the role of the National ...

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