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Age Concern's response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights' inquiry into the human rights of older persons in healthcare
— summary | | Corporate Author | Age Concern England - ACE |
| Publisher | Age Concern England - ACE, London, January 2007 |
| Pages | 4 pp (Policy response - summary ref: 0607) |
| Source | Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. Download document at http://www.ageconcern.org.uk |
| Keywords | Health services ; Rights [elderly] ; Law ; Age Concern ; Comments or Evidence submitted. |
| Annotation | Age Concern England (ACE) considers that the definition of "human rights" should be drawn widely, reaffirming the dignity and worth of every individual. This response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights identifies structural weaknesses that contribute to human rights problems for older people in hospital and residential care settings: the narrowing of the meaning of "public authority" under the Human Rights Act (HRA) following the Leonard Cheshire case; and public authorities' limited understanding and government's lack of leadership in promoting human rights. Although there has been progress, some age discrimination remains in the NHS in access to health care; and older people and their families face barriers in voicing their concerns about such discrimination. ACE points to ways in which older people's rights could be helped by good practice in the health service and residential care. A full version of the response to this consultation is on ACE's website (www.ageconcern.org.uk). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070412005 P |
| Classmark | L: IKR: VR: PT: 6PM * |
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