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Time to treat elderly people like children
- Author:
- SCRUTTON S.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 10.8.89, 1989, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The same standards which govern institutional child care should apply to elderly person's homes - our ageist society is responsible for the low priority given to elderly people.
Social work approach to health in older people
- Author:
- SCRUTTON S.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 28.7.88, 1988, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Calls for a holistic approach rather than a mechanical one, in which social work does not play second fiddle to the health professionals.
How diet can improve the health of older people
- Author:
- SCRUTTON S.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 21.7.88, 1988, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
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A bitter pill to swallow
- Author:
- SCRUTTON S.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 30.6.88, 1988, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Argues that many of the conditions associated with old age can be the results of medication.
Medicalising the care of old people
- Author:
- SCRUTTON S.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 23.6.88, 1988, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reliance on medical treatment for the problems of old age, along with increasingly ageist attitudes in society, provides a challenge that social work needs to face.
Getting out and about
- Author:
- SCRUTTON Jonathan
- Publishers:
- International Longevity Centre UK, Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication is one of a series of three briefings exploring how communities need to adapt to an ageing society. It explores the evidence on the different physical and emotional barriers affecting older people’s ability to leave their house and engage with the community, with a focus on three key areas: transport, the local environment and fear of crime. Short case studies also illustrate different approaches to supporting older people in the community. (Edited publisher abstract)
A place for parity: health and wellbeing boards and mental health
- Author:
- SCRUTTON Jonathan
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
Health and wellbeing boards bring together local authorities and health and care system leaders to improve the health and wellbeing of their local populations. The Centre for Mental Health conducted this systematic review of 100 strategies and interviewed members of ten health and wellbeing boards, to find out how far they have included mental health issues as a priority and what their focus has been. It found that 91% of strategies aim to tackle at least one mental health issue, most commonly the needs of children and young people (55%). Vulnerable groups were under-represented: only 5% dealt with the mental health needs of homeless people. The report examines weaknesses in the strategies; key themes from interviews (e.g. public and service user engagement of boards); and the efforts in making the strategies’ priorities a reality. These boards have existed for only a short time, illustrated by the few examples of good practice. The report recommends the need for boards to actively consult with mental health service users, professionals and carers; to use their strategies to identify “gaps” and tackle these differently; having a mental health “champion or other non-statutory board members; and for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to engage with boards’ strategies when devising their commissioning plans. (Original abstract)
Bereavement and grief: supporting older people through loss
- Author:
- SCRUTTON Steve
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 160p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Written for the benefit of all untrained carers of older people. Addresses the key concepts of loss, grief, the social responses to bereavement and the various counselling approaches which can be adopted with older people in these circumstances. Also discusses the different types of losses that occur in old age, such as health, mobility, social status and independence.
Counselling older people: a creative response to ageing
- Author:
- SCRUTTON Steve
- Publisher:
- Edward Arnold
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 219p., list of orgs., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Addresses the social, psychosocial and practical concerns older people may face, and offers counselling as an accessible tool for providing constructive supports. Presents elderly people as individuals.
Public health responses to an ageing society: opportunities and challenges
- Authors:
- SCRUTTON Jonathan, et al
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 26
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the extent to which England’s public health structures are able to respond to our ageing population after the radical reforms introduced by the Health and Social Care Act in 2012. The paper outlines the opportunities and challenges offered by the public health structures to the ageing society, highlighting examples of both good practice and potential pitfalls. Opportunities highlighted include: local authorities know their residents best and are strategically placed to deal with today’s public health concerns; the move could encourage innovation; and the public want these changes. The challenges are: privatisation may lead to a focus on short-term solution; localisation may worsen the effects of the ‘postcode lottery’; the changes may politicise public health; and localisation may shrink the size, budget and capabilities of the NHS. A series of recommendations are included, which are intended to help ensure public health structures are able to respond to the ageing population by making the most of the opportunities, and overcoming the challenges created by the Health and Social Care Act. These include: local health strategies should prioritise long-term health initiatives over short-term target hitting; the NHS Commissioning Board should monitor healthcare commissioning to support consistency of quality across the country and help reduce differences in healthy life expectancies; and government should ensure that local authorities’ public health budgets continue to meet the needs of local citizens after the 2 year ring fenced period. The think piece also highlights eight areas which should be prioritised in by local health and wellbeing boards to reduce costs and improve the public health of older people today and in the future. These are: smoking cessation, physical activity, nutrition, road safety, housing, loneliness, falls and immunisation. (Edited publisher abstract)