This is a collection of short papers based on a seminar to mark the eighty fifth birthday of Sir George Godber. They examine issues of substantial relevance to the present and future of the National Health Service.
This report was prompted by the current debate on how best to determine nurses pay in the NHS. Increased emphasis on cost, devolution of managerial responsibility, and the establishment of NHS Trusts are key elements of the NHS reforms, and will have a major impact on the way nurses pay ...
The seventh King's Fund Forum was held in London from 18th to 20th June. The panel was asked to address four questions: (1) Would the detection and breakout of polyps reduce the incidence of cancer of the colon and rectum? (2) Are there other preventive measures which will safely reduce ...
Abstracts of the papers presented to the seventh King's Fund Forum. The papers discuss the four topics which the panel were asked to address: 1) would the detection and treatment of polyps reduce the incidence of cancer of the colon and rectum?; 2) are there preventive measures which will safely ...
Decisions on education for health currently take place against a background of conflicting policy and practice. So to clarify some of the main issues, this review sets out to identify trends in policy and practice in Britain in recent years, to summarise the evidence on effectiveness on some of the ...
This report examines the present state of the 1987 expenditure plans in the light of the most up to date information available. It discusses the different ways in which public expenditure can be measured, followed by an examination of expenditure on Hospital and Community Health Services during the 1980's. The ...
This paper aims to present two main types of information. Firstly, it aims to identify the various factors - demographic, economic and ideological - which have come together to create an unprecedented crisis for those involved in the provision of health and social services to the elderly population. Secondly, it ...
This conference approached the subject of the school health service and the work carried out by school nurses. By way of introduction, the evolution of the school health service was outlined. This was followed by a discussion of the service from the viewpoints of school nurse and consumer. The role ...