THE METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL SUNDAY FUND.

King Edward's Hospital Fund

of provident contributions, in which it has invited the co-operation of the Hospital Saturday Fund. The Fund is also preparing a general scheme for a combined appeal. These new tasks have led to a reorganisation, whereby the new numerous functions of the Fund will be allotted to Committees, the chairmen of which will meet regularly on the Committee of Management. Since January 1, the duties hit...

Hospital Representation on the King's Fund

Jubilee of the Hospital Saturday Fund

special efforts that are being made to commemorate the fiftieth year of the Fund's activities. The Lord Mayor, who presided, said that during the Fund's existence over ?1,000,000 had been collected and distributed among hospitals. The Earl of Malmesbury moved the adoption of the report, which showed that ?75,775 was distributed amongst 222 hospitals and allied institutions during 1922, compared...

The Sunday Times: News

IN A finding that sheds new light on the ageing process, scientists have discovered that men who father children later in life are more likely to produce daughters who have a shorter lifespan. A study of European royal families, including the House of Windsor, discovered that men who have children in late middle age are more likely to have daughters who die earlier in life than the daughters of...

A Critical Analysis of Purchasing Arrangements in Kenya: The Case of the National Hospital Insurance Fund

Background Purchasing refers to the process by which pooled funds are paid to providers in order to deliver a set of health care interventions. Very little is known about purchasing arrangements in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and certainly not in Kenya. This study aimed to critically analyse purchasing arrangements in Kenya, using the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) as a c...