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Growing old together
— sharing new ways to support older people | | Corporate Author | Independent Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People, NHS Confederation |
| Publisher | NHS Confederation, London, 2016 |
| Pages | 42 pp |
| Source | http://www.nhsconfed.org/~/media/Confederation/Fil... |
| Keywords | Chronic illness ; Casualty services ; Admission [hospitals] ; Needs [elderly] ; Services ; Health services ; Interaction [welfare services]. |
| Annotation | The NHS Confederation launched the Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People in March 2015, which brings together experts from across the care system, and was set up because of concern that the care system is increasingly ill-adapted to the needs of older people, particularly those with long-term conditions and/or frailty. The Commission's aim has been to produce guidance for people involved in designing care for older people. This report outlines eight key principles to be used in any redesign of services: we must start with care driven by the older person's needs and personal goals; a greater focus on proactive care; acknowledge current strains on the system and allow time to think; care coordination and navigation; encourage greater use of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams; ensure that workforce, training and core skills reflect modern-day requirements; leadership should encourage us to do things differently; and metrics must truly reflect the care experience for older people. The report makes the case for change, and describes case study evidence of successful urgent care systems in all sectors. Among recommendations are: building up online resource on the NHS Confederation website; peer-to-peer learning and training resources; and stakeholder engagement (including events). Also available is a 1-page item with the main report's 8 key principles (http://www.nhsconfed.org/~/media/Confederation/Fil... (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-160205240 P |
| Classmark | CI: LK8: LD:QKH: IK: I: L: QK6 |
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