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Improving services for older people: National Service Framework for Older People

Improving services for older people: National Service Framework for Older People
Improving services for older people: National Service Framework for Older People
The Department of Health’s National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People was finally published in March 2001 after much speculation about its likely content and message. It was, however, worth waiting for - not only because of its potential to improve and standardise care for older people, thereby minirnising inequality, but also because of its emphasis on the importance of providing care which is individualised and delivered with &dquo;respect, dignity and fairness& dquo; (DoH, 2001). The NSF aims to improve the care provided to older people and their families through service adherence to eight evidence-based standards that focus on: rooting out age discrimination; person-centred care; intermediate care; general hospital care; stroke; falls; mental health in older people; and the promotion of health and active life in older age.
services for older people, treatment and care
0264-0325
p.141
le May, Andrée
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le May, Andrée
d31b0269-60f6-47cd-a844-f0bc522662ab

le May, Andrée (2001) Improving services for older people: National Service Framework for Older People. Journal of the Royal Society of Health, 121 (3), p.141. (doi:10.1177/146642400112100302).

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The Department of Health’s National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People was finally published in March 2001 after much speculation about its likely content and message. It was, however, worth waiting for - not only because of its potential to improve and standardise care for older people, thereby minirnising inequality, but also because of its emphasis on the importance of providing care which is individualised and delivered with &dquo;respect, dignity and fairness& dquo; (DoH, 2001). The NSF aims to improve the care provided to older people and their families through service adherence to eight evidence-based standards that focus on: rooting out age discrimination; person-centred care; intermediate care; general hospital care; stroke; falls; mental health in older people; and the promotion of health and active life in older age.

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Published date: September 2001
Keywords: services for older people, treatment and care

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Local EPrints ID: 58585
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/58585
ISSN: 0264-0325
PURE UUID: ce3202f6-9275-48a3-b3c2-04a68839007b

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Date deposited: 15 Aug 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 11:11

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Author: Andrée le May

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