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Elderly people's perspectives on health and well-being in rural communities in England
— findings from the evaluation of the National Service Framework for Older People | | Author(s) | Jill Manthorpe, Steve Iliffe, Roger Clough |
| Corporate Author | Older People Researching Social Issues (OPRSI) |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 16, no 5, September 2008 |
| Pages | pp 460-468 |
| Source | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/hsc |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Health services ; Well being ; Rural areas ; National Health Service ; Medical care ; Evaluation ; Social surveys ; England. |
| Annotation | Addressing the problems of meeting the needs of an ageing population in rural areas is recognised as a political and service delivery challenge. The National Service Framework for Older People (NSF) sets out a series of service standards to raise quality, to redress variations in service use, and to enhance the effectiveness of services across health and social care in England. The NSF alluded to the challenges of meeting such standards in rural communities. This paper reports findings from the consultations undertaken with 713 older people as part of the midpoint review of the NSF in 2006, presenting and analysing the views and experiences of older people from rural areas. The consultations to engage with older people employed a mixed methodology that included public events, focus groups and individual interviews. The data reveal participants' views of how different patterns of social change in diverse country areas in England influence health and well-being in later life. The costs and benefits of centralisation of services, and the pivotal issue of transport are important themes. The findings raise questions about the unclear and contradictory usage of the term "rural" in England and the portrayal of rural ageing as a homogeneous experience. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081008208 A |
| Classmark | CC: L: D:F:5HH: RL: L4: LK: 4C: 3F: 82 |
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