Example sentences of "family health services " in BNC.

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1 A full list of GPs in your area is obtainable from the library or from your local Family Health Services Authority FHSA address in your local telephone book and you do n't have to tell your doctor your reasons for changing .
2 Your doctor or the local Family Health Services Authority can tell you about the services available .
3 Contact your local Family Health Services Authority or District Health Authority for information on the availability of local services the address will be in the phone book .
4 The Committee recommends that the NHS Management Executive should ensure that all English Regional Health Authorities set broad standards for waiting times for such appointments , and that the Management Executive should require District Health Authorities and Family Health Services Authorities to take urgent action to reduce waiting times for first appointments .
5 The guide includes information on the role of health authorities and Trusts ; the new roles of members of health authorities , Family Health Services Authorities and Trusts ; complaints , quality assurance and planning in the NHS ; assessing the healthcare needs of local populations ; Care in the Community ; and services for elderly people .
6 The Department of Health and the Welsh Office have published the report of a working group on the future role of Family Health Services Authorities ( FHSAs ) in relation to general dental services , and the Community Dental Service .
7 The role of Family Health Services Authorities in primary dental care .
8 A full list of GPs in your area is obtainable from the library or from your local Family Health Services Authority ( FHSA ) ( address in your local telephone book ) and you do n't have to tell your doctor your reasons for changing .
9 Your doctor or the local Family Health Services Authority can tell you about the services available
10 Contact your local Family Health Services Authority or District Health Authority for information on the availability of local services ( the address will be in the phone book ) .
11 Family health services expenditure per capita in London is less than in other inner city areas and the quality is poorer .
12 Now , the Family Health Services Authority has warned that unless it is given more money , prospective fundholders could be discouraged from joining the scheme .
13 Every family health services authority should enter into discussions with its general practitioners to establish guidelines for the employment of counsellors .
14 The county 's family health services authority is asking for unwanted items to be handed in so that they can be disposed of safely .
15 At the forefront of these developments is the Dorset Health Commission , an agency that brings together the district health authority and family health services authority .
16 District health authorities and family health services authorities will need to consider how best to improve the assessment of needs of patients as they plan to implement care in the community .
17 This is the first in a series of articles on the future of family health services authorities
18 Family health services authorities have found themselves acting with and on behalf of district health authorities wanting to get closer to general practitioners and to understand better what they want purchased .
19 Family health services authorities have spent considerable effort defining not only a role in purchasing primary care but also working in tandem with district health authorities to begin discussions about extending purchasing across the interface between primary and secondary care .
20 A purchasing plan constructed by the authority in close collaboration with the family health services authority is modified through local negotiation with practices .
21 Despite goodwill and a developing sense of partnership among social services , health authorities , the family health services authority ( FHSA ) , and the voluntary sector , the planning process has not been easy .
22 This is the third in a series of articles on the future of family health services authorities
23 The first is the creation in 1990 of the purchaser and provider split in the NHS , which gave commissioning authorities ( district health authorities and family health services authorities ) powers and responsibilities to develop health care strategies and purchasing plans that maintain good health and maximise health gain .
24 This is an enormous challenge for family health services authorities , which should , together with the regional health authority , develop a local strategy for research and development activity in primary care and establish targets for appropriate spending .
25 Correcting this imbalance should be a priority for family health services authorities .
26 Family health services authorities must aim to attract the bulk of the target spend on family health services from NHS funds .
27 Family health services authorities must aim to attract the bulk of the target spend on family health services from NHS funds .
28 What should family health services authorities do ?
29 Family health services authorities should have already identified a lead officer for research and development .
30 Family health services authorities should establish a multidisciplinary primary care research strategy group , drawing where possible on local academic departments of general practice and public health and with district and regional public health medicine representatives .
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