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Grey Pride — priorities for a minister for older people
Author(s)	Jane Ashcroft
Journal title	Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 16, no 1, 2015
Publisher	Emerald, 2015
Pages	pp 62-64
Source	www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/qaoa.htm
Keywords	Ombudsman ; Rights [elderly] ; Social policy ; Government administration ; United Kingdom.
Annotation	The author argues the case for there to be a UK Minister for Older People, supported by the work of a Commissioner for Older People. She draws on the work of the UK Grey Pride campaign, to compare trends in demography and expectations with health and social service provision. With hospital "bed blocking" reportedly costing £20 million per month and limited responses to older peoples' needs for appropriate housing, care and resources, the Grey Pride campaign has received widespread support with 30 organisations backing their campaign for a Minister for Older People. A Minister could help prioritise coordinated use of resources to make them more efficient and to help manage older peoples' expectations. A Commissioner for Older People could investigate the accessibility and quality of care for older people. This viewpoint article thus identifies how no UK government administration to date has demonstrated its explicit commitment to prioritising older peoples' needs. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-170519234 A
Classmark	PCO: IKR: TM2: VK: 8
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