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Old habits die hard
— tackling age discrimination in health and social care : summary report findings | | Author(s) | Emilie Roberts, Janice Robinson, Linda Seymour |
| Corporate Author | King's Fund |
| Publisher | King's Fund, London, 2002 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | King's Fund Publishing, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN. www.kingsfundbookshop.org.uk |
| Keywords | Ageism ; Health services ; Services ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Research summary of the full report, which suggests that age discrimination remains endemic within health and social services, despite Government policy published in its National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People (March 2001). The report argues that motivation to tackle age discrimination would be strengthened by the establishment of a legal requirement for organisations to promote age equality in their services. The report is based on a telephone survey of 75 senior managers in hospitals, primary care groups, community trusts and social services departments. The King's Fund recommends that the Government should take forward the following: clarify the meaning and consequences of age discrimination; develop clear benchmarking systems as a matter of urgency; invest in staff education and training; make a critical assessment of specialist services for older people; implement new age-equality legislation; and scrutinise national social policies. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030704212 P |
| Classmark | B:TOB: L: I: 3F * |
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