The health of many older patients in hospital is being jeopardised through lack of attention at meal times. This article provides some tips on how to ensure older patients eat properly. These include a short case study which outlines a volunteering programme at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
The health of many older patients in hospital is being jeopardised through lack of attention at meal times. This article provides some tips on how to ensure older patients eat properly. These include a short case study which outlines a volunteering programme at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
This article reports on a team of nurses from Bradford who won a Nursing Times Award for training 'older people's champions' to ensure patients' mental health needs, as well as physical needs, are met.
This article reports on a team of nurses from Bradford who won a Nursing Times Award for training 'older people's champions' to ensure patients' mental health needs, as well as physical needs, are met.
Subject terms:
holistic care, mental health problems, nurses, needs, older people, patients, training;
Eldercare is an innovative model of delivering primary care services for housebound and vulnerable patients, most of whom are over 65. The service provides specialist GP services patients where they live (either at home or in residential care), and helps to reduce health inequalities and delivering greater choice in services. By improving access to primary care services Eldercare has reduced hospital admissions by 40 percent and reduced length of stay by 80 per cent overall. This has resulted in both improved levels of care and cost savings. The service is owned and run by three local Liverpool University training practices.
Eldercare is an innovative model of delivering primary care services for housebound and vulnerable patients, most of whom are over 65. The service provides specialist GP services patients where they live (either at home or in residential care), and helps to reduce health inequalities and delivering greater choice in services. By improving access to primary care services Eldercare has reduced hospital admissions by 40 percent and reduced length of stay by 80 per cent overall. This has resulted in both improved levels of care and cost savings. The service is owned and run by three local Liverpool University training practices.
Subject terms:
older people, patients, palliative care, primary care, access to services, community health care, general practitioners, health care;
Journal of Adult Protection, 12(1), February 2010, pp.50-53.
Publisher:
Emerald
This article provides a brief profile of A Dignified Revolution, which was established in January 2008 by four people, three of whom are nurses, who wanted to improve the care of older people in hospital. The impetus to establish the initiative was driven by the distress that these nurses experienced when their relatives were receiving hospital care and their concern that others might find themselves in the same situation; the realisation that the lack of dignity and respect that older people tolerate when in hospital is not a recent phenomenon; and the fact that many of those reporting distressing experiences were health professionals themselves working in the NHS and apparently unable to influence practice. A Dignified Revolution is focused on ensuring that the dignity and respect of older people is a key priority for all health and social care professionals and to encourage the general public to challenge, rather than tolerate, unacceptable attitudes and inappropriate care. The initiative does not receive specific funding but has developed as a result of people giving their time and expertise voluntarily, regular and ad hoc donations, and fee income from training workshops.
This article provides a brief profile of A Dignified Revolution, which was established in January 2008 by four people, three of whom are nurses, who wanted to improve the care of older people in hospital. The impetus to establish the initiative was driven by the distress that these nurses experienced when their relatives were receiving hospital care and their concern that others might find themselves in the same situation; the realisation that the lack of dignity and respect that older people tolerate when in hospital is not a recent phenomenon; and the fact that many of those reporting distressing experiences were health professionals themselves working in the NHS and apparently unable to influence practice. A Dignified Revolution is focused on ensuring that the dignity and respect of older people is a key priority for all health and social care professionals and to encourage the general public to challenge, rather than tolerate, unacceptable attitudes and inappropriate care. The initiative does not receive specific funding but has developed as a result of people giving their time and expertise voluntarily, regular and ad hoc donations, and fee income from training workshops.
Subject terms:
hospitals, interest groups, older people, patients, professional conduct, social care professionals, support groups, standards, attitudes, good practice;