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Take six decisions for excellent healthcare and support for older people
- Author:
- BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY
- Publisher:
- British Geriatrics Society
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out six key decisions that the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) believe the incoming government should take in order to promote excellent healthcare and support for older people. This care should be person-centred, effective, efficient, safe, equitable and timely. The six key decisions are: to end the divide between health and social care; build capacity in intermediate care; invest adequately in healthcare and social support for older people; provide national strategic direction on older people living with frailty, dementia, complex needs and multiple long-term conditions; supporting staff to develop competencies in the management of older patients; and measuring the aspects of care that matter to older people and their families. (Edited publisher abstract)
Fit for frailty: part 2: developing, commissioning and managing services for people living with frailty in community settings
- Authors:
- BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY, ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
- Publisher:
- British Geriatrics Society
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 35
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides advice and guidance on the development, commissioning and management of services for people living with frailty in community settings. The first section introduces the concept of frailty and sets out the rationale for developing frailty services. The second section explores the essential characteristics of a good service. The third section considers the issue of performance and outcome measures for frailty services. The appendix to the report includes eight case studies of services which are operating in different parts of the UK. The audience for this guidance comprises GPs, geriatricians, health service managers, social service managers and commissioners of services. It is a companion report to an earlier BGS publication, Fit for Frailty Part 1 which provided advice and guidance on the care of older people living with frailty in community and outpatient settings. (Edited publisher abstract)