In-House Staff Publications - Listing

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Malcolm Alexander   -   Director 2002 - 2003

• ACHCEW and CHCs
• A Study of 'Crisis Cards' in a Community Psychiatric Service - written jointly with K. Southerly, G. Szrnukleri, A. Halpern, G. Thornicroft, C. Johnson and S. Wright
• Goodbye CHCs, Hello Patients' Forums
• The history of current legislation in England, enabling the public to influence the planning and commissioning of health services.
• The Focus is on Patients' Clinical Needs and Distress'
• Patients' Forums Regulations (Draft Briefing)
• Primary Care to be opened up to more scrutiny

Murray Benham, Director of Publications

• ACHCEW Update
• Senior Labour MP puts the bite back into Health Watchdog 

Marion Chester  -  Legal Director

• A Question of Confidence?  -  A Guide to the Data Protection Act 1998
• Access to Health Records - The Legal Requirements
• Consultation - The Legal Requirements
• Consultation Requirements in Transition
• Elevating LIFT - written jointly with Chris Dobbs
• Fair Comment - How the Threat of Defamation Undermines the NHS Complaints System 
• Human Rights in the Health Service - A Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998
• Recording and Video-taping of Patient Consultations - The Legal Position
• Tax on Illness - A Guide to the NHS Charges - written jointly with Antonia Ford and Philip McLeish 
• The Data Protection Act 1998 - Implications for Patients' Rights - A Briefing Paper 
• The Problem with Referrals
• The Role and Duties of Community Health Councils - October 1997
• Use of Human Organs after Death - written jointly with Antonia Ford

Mike Gerrard  -  Director 1977 - 1983

• A Stifled Watchdog - Synopsis
• The NHS Today and Tomorrow - and the Future of CHCs
• To CHCs who argue against an association, I say: 'Watch and see what we do'
• What Next? - Future Perspectives of CHCs

Ben Griffiths

• Private Finance in Health Care: Why Not

Toby Harris  -  Director 1987 - 1998

• Acting on Complaints - A Fair Hearing?
• Community Pharmacy
• Towards a Statement of Objectives for CHCs and for ACHCEW

Christine Hogg  -  Consultant

• Back from the Margins - Which Future for CHCs - A Discussion Paper
• Good Practices in CHCs
• Performance Standards for CHCs - Developing the Framework
• The Patients' Charter - Guidelines for Good Practice
• The Public and the NHS
• User Involvement in Health - Values and Conflicts in National Policy 1974 - 2004

William (Bill) Marks  -  IT and Technical Services Manager

• A Fairer Way of Funding the NHS - A Closer Look at Weighted Capitation Funding
• A Friend In Deed?  - written jointly with Robert Hill

Donald Roy - Vice Chair

• Group Therapy
• Reconciliation of the Funding and Other Details in Lord Hunter's Reply to the House of Lords Debate
• The Costs of the New System of Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS

Tony Smythe  -  Director 1983 - 1986

• Community Health Councils - CHCs
• The Consumer Hits Back 

Peter Walsh  -  Director 2000 - 2002

• Another Brick in the Wall
• 'Cock up' or 'Conspiracy'

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