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| Age discrimination in health and social care | | Author(s) | Emilie Roberts, Janice Robinson |
| Corporate Author | King's Fund |
| Publisher | King's Fund, London, 2000 |
| Pages | 12 pp (Briefing note) |
| Source | Emilie Roberts or Janice Robinson, King's Fund, tel 020 7307 2523. King's Fund website: www.kingsfund.org.uk |
| Keywords | Ageism ; Health services ; Services ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | There have been frequent instances in the past year of patients being denied treatment or good quality NHS care because of ageist attitudes. These cases only usually come to light when the individuals concerned or their families complain. This briefing note is based on a review of the literature and a series of meetings with key stakeholders in older people's health and social care provision. While there are many examples of excellent care for older people in the UK, the review reveals evidence of unfair age discrimination in health and social care, with a whole range of services being implicated. There is clear evidence that some services have operated explicit age restrictions which have little justifiable clinical basis. Age discrimination is more often covert and subtle, and is implicit in a general lack of priority for older people's services. Discrimination is sometimes difficult to separate from other issues around gender, poverty, ethnicity, and the way in which people with disabilities and long term illness are treated. This paper was produced as part of a wider project on age discrimination at the King's Fund. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001121201 B |
| Classmark | B:TOB: L: I: 3A:6KC |
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