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Elder abuse
— Second report, Health Committee, of session 2003-04. Volume I : Report, together with formal minutes | | Author(s) | David Hinchliffe |
| Corporate Author | Health Committee, House of Commons - HoC |
| Publisher | Electronic format, London, 20 April 2004 |
| Pages | 61 pp (HC 2003-04 111-I) |
| Source | Downloaded (22.4.04) : www.official-documents.co.uk |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | While the profile of child abuse has been raised in the last few years and the Government has acted to introduce controls and measures to identify that problem, abuse of older people is hidden and often ignored. This report defines elder abuse; estimates its prevalence; examines the settings of abuse (domiciliary, care homes, and the NHS); and describes the forms of physical abuse (medication, restraint and violence), also financial abuse. The Committee refers to evidence received on tackling elder abuse, through training and good practice, dealing with complaints, case review, and changing the culture. It recognises the contribution of regulation and the role of regulatory and inspection bodies; and comments on the part played by death certification. The Committee makes recommendations on these various points, and for national and local strategy. While welcoming the introduction of the Single Assessment Process (SAP) and the opportunities it presents for reviewing older people's care, it notes the absence of adult protection standards from the National Service Framework for Older People (NSF). It also urges the implementation of the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) list across health and social care settings. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040505223 B |
| Classmark | QNT: 6OA |
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