The aim of this study is: to assist hospitals to gain information on the views of their patients, enabling them to take remedial action when desirable and practicable; to compile results centrally so that inter-hospital comparisons can be made.
This booklet does not attempt to provide an exhaustive index of all the best ideas for providing better services for people with learning difficulties. The aim has been to provide a simple narrative describing some of the ideas and practices which have come to the notice of the Hospital Centre ...
This book questions how much the public really knows and cares about the standard of care and about the priorities for expenditure on and within the health and social services; how well informed are people (including health services staff) about the facts and figures of these services and about the ...
This publication contains reports on a series of twelve conferences held at the Hospital Centre between June-December 1970 on the subject of services for the elderly in hospital and community. These reports have been prepared largely at the request of the conference participants who asked for a record of the ...
The Catering Advisory Services agreed to examine the food service arrangements at all the hospitals within the Southport area and to recommend the most suitable system for them collectively or individually. This examination was considered keeping in mind modern catering techniques and possible future developments. An examination was made of ...
At the request of the St.Helier Hospital management committee a survey of the catering service for staff was carried out. This resulted in drawings being prepared and an outline of the operational catering policy being submitted. Certain amendments to the policy were made by the Committee and they have been ...
The King's Fund Catering Advisory Service undertook to investigate the provisions costs at Hammersmith Hospital. for this purpose the Treasurer's Department submitted records of patient occupancy, ward meal requisitions, hospital and medical school staff meals, stores issue sheets and the menus for the period 9th to 22nd February 1970 inclusive. ...
This report considers whether or not the Royal Northern Hospital should introduce a central plate system for meal distribution or continue with a tray service of meal delivery. It describes the current methods of food delivery and makes some recommendations.
A survey was undertaken to examine the cost of the catering service provided in small hospitals where catering staff costs were considered to be high. The hospitals surveyed were : Cambourne-Redruth hospital; Penrice hospital; St Austell district hospital and for each hospital the salaries and wages expenditure, and the provisions ...