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| Prevention is better than cure | | Corporate Author | Help the Aged |
| Publisher | Help the Aged, London, 2004 |
| Pages | 7 pp |
| Source | Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. www.helptheaged.org.uk Email: info@helptheaged.org.uk |
| Keywords | Services ; Health services ; Needs [elderly] ; Grant allocation ; Cost effectiveness ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | Older people can be valuable and valued members of society, but in this country, they are regarded as a burden. There is a perception that, as our population ages, it will put an unmanageable strain on public services, and especially the care system. This short paper notes how a preventative approach to older people's health could reduce the cost of ageing for health services. Attention to issues of isolation and dependency, coupled with the need for a more joined-up approach to prevention are required. This paper is a summary of the case for greater prevention that is made in the Help the Aged report, "Older people: our neglected assets". (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040824202 B |
| Classmark | I: L: IK: QCG: WEC: TM2 |
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