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| On your feet! - Older people and NHS chiropody services | | Author(s) | Ann Salvage |
| Corporate Author | National Council on Ageing, Age Concern England - ACE |
| Publisher | Age Concern England, London, 1998 |
| Pages | 59 pp |
| Source | Age Concern England, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. |
| Keywords | Chiropody services - general ; Needs [elderly] ; Social surveys ; United Kingdom ; Reports. |
| Annotation | Chiropody is one of the main community services provided to older people by the National Health Service (NHS), and it ranks high among the range of needs perceived by older people themselves, however, studies show that the service is underfunded. A national survey of NHS chiropody services was undertaken by Age Concern to examine the nature and extent of service cutbacks. Findings revealed that patient numbers had increased by up to 126% over the past five years but that budgets had not kept pace with demand, and had been cut in some areas. Thirty-four percent of chiropody units did not provide toe-nail cutting services, and only 29% provided a mobile service. Many older people had suddenly lost the right to treatment due to revised eligibility criteria. The report concludes with Age Concern recommendations to the Government, including: to ensure that funding is adequate and to improve chiropody services; to ensure that plans to provide comprehensive chiropody services are implemented; and to highlight examples of good practice to purchasers in order to make them aware of the benefits of chiropody services to older people. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980818214 B |
| Classmark | L9: IK: 3F: 8: 6K |
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