15 October 2008

ELDERLY/OLDER PEOPLE

Health and Care Services for Older People: Overview report on research to support the National Service Framework for Older People (2nd October 2008)
This report summarises the key findings from a group of 16 studies commissioned by the Policy Research Programme under the ‘Older People’s use of services’ Research Initiative. The aim of the initiative was to inform and assess the implementation of the National Service Framework for Older People (2001).
Report

Primary Concerns. Older people’s access to primary care (October 2008)

Older people are the main adult users of most NHS services and their day-to-day experience of the NHS is with primary care and community services - with their GP, pharmacist, chiropodist, dentist and community or practice nurse. The sad truth is that these services sometimes let older people down. This report injects the voices of older people into the debate about reform of primary and community care. It outlines findings from research commissioned by Age Concern in order to inform both national health policy and local NHS commissioners and service providers. The research gathered evidence of older people's experiences for the services they use most often and those where access is known to be a problem.
Report

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