Dignity in health care: reality or rhetoric

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Win Tad ◽  
Tony Bayer ◽  
Paul Dieppe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
National Service ◽  
Death With Dignity ◽  
National Service Framework ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Right ◽  
Right To Dignity ◽  
Service Framework

Increasingly, the term ‘dignity’ is becoming a part of contemporary discussions of health care. Phrases such as ‘respect for human dignity’, ‘treatment with dignity’, ‘death with dignity’ and the ‘right to dignity’ are so commonplace as to have almost become clichés. This is especially so in the context of older people. In the UK, the NHS Plan uses the term ‘dignity’ on a number of occasions (Chapter 15 is entitled ‘Dignity, security and independence in old age’) and the National Service Framework for Older People explicitly mentions dignity in relation to person-centred care. However, practice has often failed to measure up to this much-cited aspiration.

Old age mental health services in England: implementing the National Service Framework for Older People

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Tucker ◽  
Robert Baldwin ◽  
Jane Hughes ◽  
Susan Benbow ◽  
Andrew Barker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
National Service ◽  
National Service Framework ◽  
Service Framework

scholarly journals Forget Me Not: Mental Health Services for Older People

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 403-404
Author(s):  
Susan M. Benbow ◽  
Sean P. Lennon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
National Service ◽  
National Service Framework ◽  
Service Framework

The exclusion of services for older people from the Mental Health National Service Framework and the delays in publication of the National Service Framework for the elderly have caused many old age psychiatrists to be concerned that, as in many other areas of health service planning and provision, the needs of older people are not being adequately addressed by Government and health service planners. The recent Audit Commission Report, entitled Forget Me Not: Mental Health Services for Older People†, gives us much encouragement that the needs of older adults have not been forgotten. Its recent publication should provide an authoritative focus, which will help old age psychiatrists, their multi-disciplinary and management colleagues and commissioners of services to push forward improvements in services for older people with mental illnesses.

Falls

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Colledge
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Routine Clinical Practice ◽  
National Service ◽  
Major Health ◽  
The Past ◽  
National Service Framework ◽  
Serious Injury ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Major Health Issue ◽  
Service Framework

Falls have always been a major health issue for older people, but over the past few years there has been an explosion of interest in their prevention. We are now at the challenging stage of incorporating best evidence into routine clinical practice. This has been recognized by the UK government in its National Service Framework for Older People in England, which has set targets to reduce the number of falls that result in serious injury, and to ensure effective treatment and rehabilitation for those who have fallen.

Psychology in rehabilitation of older adults

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Rees ◽  
Julie R Wilcox ◽  
Richard A Cuddihy
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Stroke Care ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
National Service ◽  
Professional Discipline ◽  
National Service Framework ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Service Framework

Whilst clinical psychologists and a few fellow professionals have long known the importance of psychology in rehabilitation, it has recently been formally acknowledged as an essential professional discipline in such settings. In relation to stroke care for example, the recently published National Service Framework for Older Adults, England (NSFOA) specifies (Standard Five) that multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation teams should include clinical psychologists, a view that is echoed in the Royal College of Physicians’ ‘Guidelines for Stroke Care’. The NSF is not yet universal to all areas of the UK, however, this article will reflect the English NSF as appropriate standards for health care across the country.

Alternatives to acute hospital care

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Gentles ◽  
J Potter
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Intermediate Care ◽  
National Service ◽  
Acute Hospital Care ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
National Service Framework ◽  
Hospital Beds ◽  
Service Framework

The National Bed Inquiry indicated that up to 20% of older people might be inappropriately occupying acute hospital beds and could be discharged if alternative services were available. The report proposed the concept of ‘Intermediate Care’ as a scenario that might contribute to resolving issues around the use of acute hospital beds. The Department of Health (DoH) Circular to Health Authorities and Local Councils with regard to Intermediate Care and the publication of the National Service Framework for Older People have brought intermediate care into mainstream health policy.

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