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Combating agism: an imperative for contemporary health care

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2002

Sian Wade
Sian Wade
Affiliation:
City Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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The proportion of older people in the UK is increasing in relation to the population as a whole. This trend is reflected in the age profile of patients in hospital and those requiring continuing care in the community – domicilary, residential and nursing home sector. The HAS Report identified that more than 40% of patients over 65 with disability will require admission to an acute hospital over a two-year period. Ensuring appropriate, equitable and quality care for this age group is therefore a priority.

Type
Social and psychological gerontology and health management
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , August 2001 , pp. 285 - 294
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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