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Standards of medical care for older people — expectations and recommendations
Corporate Author	British Geriatrics Society - BGS
Publisher	BGS, London, 1997
Pages	12 pp
Source	The British Geriatrics Society, 1 St Andrew's Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LB.
Keywords	Medical care ; Standards of provision.
Annotation	This document sets out what health services should aim to be doing for older people: promoting good health and well-being; treating illness; maintaining an independent lifestyle; provision of appropriate support at home or in institutional care; preserving dignity and minimising distress; ensuring effectiveness and efficiency; and ensuring training and high professional standards by all staff. This guidance confirms areas of care which are good, and sets benchmarks of service for the establishment and maintenance of appropriate services. It outlines standards which should be available at all times, and expectations which the BGS considers to be reasonable and achievable.
Accession Number	CPA-970312206 B
Classmark	LK: 583 *
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