Tag Archives: Age Discrimination

Agenda for Later Life 2013 (Age UK)

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Age UK report explores the challenges facing older people today, looking at both the over-65s and people approaching later life. Section headings include: Key indicators for later life. Challenges and opportunities for 2013. Later life with attitude. … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, National, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Age Action Alliance, Age and Ageing, Age Discrimination, Age UK’s Agenda for Later Life, Ageing, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Ageism, Attitudes to Ageing, Avoidable Admissions, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), BME: Black and Minority Ethnic, Emergency Readmissions, Finance, Financial Issues, Financial Planning, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Services, Health and Wellbeing, Healthy Life Expectancy, Home Care, Home Care Support, Human Rights, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy of Older People, Lifestyle, Money Matters, Pensions and Savings, Personal Finances, Poverty, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Quality of Life, Quality of Life Indicators, Quality of Life Research, Travel, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Volunteering, Work and Learning | Leave a comment

Decision-Making in Care and Support of Older People (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation report discusses care and support for older people given demographic trends. Factors which influence decision making, risk management and NHS trusts’ strategies are discussed. Older people are considered to be both receivers and givers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Age Discrimination, Ageing, Ageism, Aging, Anticipatory Decision-Making, Autonomous Decision Making, Autonomy (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Blame Culture, Caring Decisions, Choice, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Community Networks, Cultural Perceptions, Decision Ecology, Decision Making, Decision-Making Capacity, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Demography, Double-Loop Decision-Making, Easing Decision-Making, Engagement, Ethics and Decision-Making, Health and Social Care, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Influences on Caring Decisions, Informed Choice, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Narrative, Narrative Communication Techniques, Negative Stereotypes, Networks, NVivo, Organisational and Professional Cultures, Patient Choice, Relative Risk (RR), Risk and Trust, Risk Aversion, Risk Avoidance, Risk Management, RSA Action and Research Centre, Shared Decision-Making, Shared Responsibility, Social Care, Social Networks, Stories, Trust, Trust Development Strategies, User Involvement | Leave a comment

Call for Rethink Over Older Cancer Patients (BBC News)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary It was already known from previous research into ageism that older NHS patients are less likely to receive surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It has been estimated that if NHS performance was increased to match top international standards then a further 15,000 lives per year could … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, In the News, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Age Discrimination, Age Friendly Cancer Services, Ageing, Ageism, Aging, BBC Health News, Cancer, Comprehensive Care for Older people with Cancer (COCOC) Project, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Comprehensive Health Assessments, Geriatric Oncology Liaison, Improving Cancer Treatment Assessment and Support for Older People Project, International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), Macmillan Cancer Support, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, National Dementia CQUIN, Well-Being | Leave a comment

Age and Availability of Surgery Report (BBC News / RCS)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Some older patients are missing-out on vital treatment because of their age. Age discrimination in the NHS has been made illegal, but a report says it may still happen. Doctors should look at the overall health of a patient instead … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, In the News, Universal Interest | Tagged Access All Ages, Age, Age Discrimination, Ageing, Ageism, BBC Health News, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multidisciplinary Teams, Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSENG), Surgery | Leave a comment

No Health Without Mental Health: Implementation Framework (Department of Health)

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary Mental ill-health is estimated to cost British businesses over £1000 per employee every year; almost £30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation), National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Age Discrimination, Any Qualified Provider (AQP) Programme, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Centre for Mental Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), COF: Commissioning Outcomes Framework, Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF), Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health Needs Assessment (including JSNA), IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Implementation Framework Working Group (No Health Without Mental Health), Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Inclusion Health Programme, JHWSs: Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS), Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNA, JSNA/JHWS Models of Working, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Mental Health Dashboard, MHMDS, MHMDS: Mental Health Minimum Dataset, Mind, Ministerial Advisory Group on Mental Health Strategy, National Mental Health Dashboard, National Outcomes Frameworks Principles and Domains, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, NHS Constitution, NHS Equality Delivery System, NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Outcomes Framework 2011/12, NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13, NICE-Approved Psychological Therapies, No Health Without Mental Health, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, No Health Without Mental Health: Implementation Framework, Outcomes Framework, PHOF, Primary Care Trust (PCT) Clusters, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Public Health and Adult Social Care Outcomes Frameworks 2012/13, Public Health Outcomes Framework, QIPP, Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP), Rethink Mental Illness, Stigma, Time to Change, Turning Point | 1 Comment

Reading Lists Supplied by The King’s Fund (King’s Fund Information and Library Service)

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The King’s Fund Information and Library Service produces a growing repertoire of reading lists on many topics of interest to readers of Dementia: the Latest Evidence. Each contains a selected list of references gathered and maintained by The King’s Fund … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Age Discrimination, Bed-Based Intermediate Care Services, Bibliography, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black and Minority Ethnic Communities: Mental Health, Black and Minority Ethnic Older People, Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME), BME People with Dementia, BME: Black and Minority Ethnic, Clinical Governance, Clinical Leadership, EHE Bibliography, Electronic Patient Records: NHS, Encouraging Healthy Behaviour, Engagement, Epidemiology, Ethnic Health, Ethnic Health Issues, Financial Issues, Financial Pressure in the NHS, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Healthy Behaviour, Inpatient Mental Health Services, Integration, Intermediate Care, International Health Care Comparisons, King's Fund Information and Library Service, Leadership, Leadership in the NHS, London, London Health Issues, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Measuring Patient Experience, Mental Health: Black and Minority Ethnic Communities, NHS Electronic Patient Records, NHS Reform, NHS Reform in England, NHS Workforce, Older People and Mental Health, Partnership Working, Patient Choice, Patient Experience, Patient Experience Research, Payment by Results (PbR), Point of Care: Improving Patient Experience, Practice Based Commissioning (PBC), Public Engagement Exercises, Public Health, Public Health in England, Public Involvement in Health Services, Reading Lists, Reading Lists: The King's Fund, Refugee Health Care, Service Integration, Social Care, Social Care Workforce, Social Epidemiology, User Involvement, Workforce Development, Workforce Diversity, Workforce Planning and Development | Leave a comment

Ageing Across Europe (WRVS)

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Women’s Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) research examines a range of indicators including health, wealth and levels of loneliness in four countries (the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden). The UK was rated as falling in third position in terms … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, In the News, International, National, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age Discrimination, Ageing Across Europe (WRVS), Ageing Policy in Europe, Ageing Policy in the UK, Demos, European Social Survey, Experiences of Ageing Matrix, Germany, Health and Social Care, Intergenerational Cohesion, Intergenerational Mingling, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Netherlands, Participation, Participation of Older People, Poverty, Social Care, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Deprivation, Sweden, Volunteering, Well-Being, Well-Being Indicators, Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS), WRVS | Leave a comment

Acute Hospital Care for Older People: Leadership, Culture Change and Quality (Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing / NIHR SDO)

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Attempts to ensure high quality and dignified care for vulnerable groups of service users, such as frail older people and those with dementia, have been an enduring challenge for nearly 50 years in the NHS. Indeed, a range of … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, NIHR, NIHRSDO, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age Discrimination, Ageism, Avery Healthcare Group Ltd., Bed-Blockers, Culture Change, Dignity, Dignity and Nutrition Reports, Dignity Challenge (Social Care Institute for Excellence, Dignity in Dementia, Dignity Nurses, Dignity: At the Heart of Everything We Do Campaign (RCN, Enriched Environments, Frequent Flyers, Impact of Pace, Impoverished Environments, Incurables, Institute of Work Psychology (University of Sheffield), Leadership, Metrics to Meaning, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People, NIHR, Nursing Team Climate, Older Peoples’ Rehabilitation and Assessment (OPRA), Organisational Culture and Climate, Patient-Centred Care, Patients Not Numbers; People Not Statistics (Patients’ Association, Personal Social and Psychological Implications of Illness, Poor Law Institutions, Rapid Assessment and Discharge Scheme (RADS): Pace Exemplified, Relationship-Centred Care, Senses Framework, Shaping Culture, Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing (University of Sheffield), Sue Ryder Centre for the study of Supportive Palliative and End of Life Care (University of Nottingham), The Productive Ward, Toolkit for Culture Change: Rearranging Deckchairs on the Titanic, Urgency: the Enemy of Importance, Workhouses | Leave a comment

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