This conference was organised in conjunction with the North West Regional Association of Community Health Councils to discuss the proper role of the accident and emergency (A & E) service. Areas under discussion included the centralisation of A & E services in district general hospitals and the role of the ...
This is the fourth in the series of do-it-yourself surveys of hospitals published by the King's Fund. The report describes the views of elderly people who are likely to spend the rest of their lives in hospital, together with the views of their visitors and the hospital staff. The survey ...
In July 1978, the King's Fund held a conference to discuss the report Education and Training of Senior Managers in the National Health Service, commonly referred to the Thwaites report after the chairman of the working party. This publication is not just an account of the conference, but a personal ...
This document reports a conference on chiropody which was arranged in three parts. The first included some of the less well-known aspects of chiropody which the Society of Chiropodists believes should be developed both because they are of benefit to patients and cost-effective in various ways. The second was directed ...
This conference was arranged by the King's Fund Centre in conjunction with the Renal Society and the Royal College of Nursing's Renal and Transplant Forum. It brought together medical professionals, patients and their relatives, as well as dieticians, social workers, teachers and occupational therapists. Topics covered included the effects of ...
This conference was arranged by the King's Fund Centre in conjunction with the Renal Society and the Royal College of Nursing's Renal and Transplant Forum. It brought together medical professionals, patients and their relatives, as well as dieticians, social workers, teachers and occupational therapists. Topics covered included the effects of ...
To win back the power of speech after a stroke demands bravery, determination and persistence, backed by the patience and understanding of family and friends. Written from personal experience, the book takes the form of an exercise book for daily practice and is well-adapted for the patient to read himself. ...
Hospital and community health services in nearly every large town in Britain are now caring for Asian patients from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and East Africa. Since the British health services have developed to fit the needs of British patients, many health workers find it difficult to understand and to cater ...
The conference addressed the problems of identifying the client group usually described as "younger physically disabled" and of providing alternative and appropriate forms of accommodation and care services for them. Eight presentations of different approaches to these problems were given during the proceedings.
The purpose of this conference was to provide an opportunity for those with service planning responsibilities to learn about some current studies and to assess the potential contribution of operational research to the planning process. It was organised in conjunction with the Health and Welfare Services Study Group of the ...