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The National Service Framework for Older People — a summary of Age Concern's comments
Corporate Author	Age Concern England - ACE
Publisher	Age Concern England, London, May 2001
Pages	6 pp (Policy Papers, ref: 1101)
Source	Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER.
Keywords	National Health Service ; Medical care ; Performance ; Standards of provision ; Age Concern ; Comments or Evidence submitted.
Annotation	Although a range of issues are covered in the National Service Framework (NSF), there are issues important to health which have not been adequately considered, including transport and housing. The framework also appears to be reliant on a medical model of health, which does not recognise the importance of older people in maintaining their health. Age Concern identifies 7 themes on which action must be taken for the NSF to succeed: age discrimination; involvement and representation; information; the experience of older people; consistency; measuring change; and capacity to deliver. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020325210 P
Classmark	L4: LK: 5H: 583: PT: 6PM *
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