| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
| Time for a checkup : older people and the NHS | | Author(s) | Rosalind Bayley |
| Corporate Author | Age Concern England - ACE |
| Publisher | ACE, London, 1998 |
| Pages | 47 pp |
| Source | Age Concern England, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. |
| Keywords | National Health Service ; Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Policy ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | The National Health Service (NHS) was set up in 1948, and brought free medical treatment to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. Older people are the greatest users of the NHS, however, it is in their care that the service is showing the greatest signs of strain. This booklet looks at the origins of the NHS, focusing on care for older people, and examines whether the original aims of the service have been met. It argues that a new thinking in the NHS on the care of older people is needed, focusing on quality of life. Quality of hospital care, rehabilitation, priorities and resources, management of waiting lists, complementary treatment are highlighted as important areas for improvement in the next 50 years of the NHS. The division between health and social care needs to be addressed, and a more holistic model of care is needed, combining primary care, hospitals, social services and other services. Discussions about the organisation of long-term care should be informed by the following principles: equal access; financial equality; certainty of access; and free health care. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980825219 B |
| Classmark | L4: I: L: 4Q: QAD: 8 |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|