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Elder abuse in Britain
- Authors:
- OGG Jim, BENNETT Gerry
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 24.10.92, 1992, pp.998-999.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Short reports of a survey carried out in conjunction with the "omnibus" survey of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
General practitioners' knowledge and experience about the abuse of older people in the community: report of an exploratory research study in the inner-London borough of Tower Hamlets
- Authors:
- MCCREADIE Claudine, BENNETT Gerry, TINKER Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of General Practice, 48(435), October 1998, pp.1687-1688.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners
Reports on a study aimed to quantify general practitioners knowledge of cases of elder abuse in the community. The research found that elder abuse is a problem encountered by GPs, and that a large majority of responders would welcome training in the identification and management of the problem.
Working together: report on research on general practitioners and elder abuse
- Authors:
- MCCREADIE Claudine, BENNETT Gerry, TINKER Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 6(6), November 1998, pp.464-467.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
It has been widely accepted by the medical profession that inter-professional collaboration is necessary in the identification and management of elder abuse. As part of a research project into GP's knowledge and experience of elder abuse, this project asked GPs about their contact with other professionals and agencies in response to some specifically defined situations in which it would be reasonable to suspect elder abuse.
The dimensions of elder abuse: perspectives for practitioners
- Authors:
- BENNETT Gerry, KINGSTON Paul, PENHALE Bridget
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 264p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Discusses what is now known about the causes and prevalence of elder abuse. Addresses the question of how practitioners can best work towards the prevention of abuse among older people and the minimalisation of its risk. Uses a multidisciplinary approach, presenting aspects of the problem from medical, legal, health and social welfare perspectives.
Taking the lid off abuse
- Authors:
- PENHALE Bridget, KINGSTON Paul, BENNETT Gerry
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 24.11.94, 1994, p.9.
Argues that failure to recognize elder abuse is largely due to poor training of health and social care professionals.