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Government response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change report of session 2012-13: 'Ready for ageing?' Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- TSO
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
This Government welcomes the House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change report 'Ready for ageing?', published on 14 March 2013. (HL 140 session 2012-13). The Government summarises its response as "Enabling people to live longer, more prosperous and healthier lives", and that it has "taken further major steps to address the challenges of an ageing society" since the report's publication. It responds to each theme in the Committee's report: extending working lives; secure retirement income; the health and care system; enabling, promoting and supporting independence; and looking to the future. It concludes that the House of Lords report "provides a valuable contribution to an ongoing public debate" and "It is vital that this remains a live issue for Government, the wider public sector and for society as a whole." (Original abstract)
Making a strategic shift towards prevention and early intervention: key messages for decision makers
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document is designed to provide practical guidance to local authorities and health communities on how to make a strategic shift to prevention and early intervention In doing this it draws on the experiences and evidence emerging from the first two years of the Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPP) programme and other related initiatives such as the Department for Work and Pensions’ Linkage Plus programme. The guide focuses on promoting the independence and wellbeing of older people and is intended to develop over time to include transferable learning for other client groups.
Confidence in caring: a framework for best practice
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In a rapidly changing world it is vital that nursing continues to command the confidence and trust of patients. For the growing numbers of older people admitted to our busy hospital wards this is determined by the whole care experience; yet we constantly hear of deficiencies in caring. Confidence in caring developed in response to this. It emerged from a national project with patients, relatives and staff in several hospitals across the country; it aimed to help nurses meet the many challenges of caring today and put the values and ideals on which nursing is founded, into practice. Confidence in caring offers a shared language and shared understanding of what caring means for older people and describes what caring looks like so that it can be observed, improved and rewarded.
Making a strategic shift to prevention and early intervention: a guide
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 99p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document is designed to provide practical guidance to local authorities and health communities on how to make a strategic shift to prevention and early intervention In doing this it draws on the experiences and evidence emerging from the first two years of the Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPP) programme and other related initiatives such as the Department for Work and Pensions’ Linkage Plus programme. The guide focuses on promoting the independence and wellbeing of older people and is intended to develop over time to include transferable learning for other client groups.
National service framework for older people: a report of progress and future challenges, 2003
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The number of people aged over 65 has doubled in the last 70 years. Older people are living more active lives, spending more money and demanding more from services. The National Service Framework for Older People, launched two years ago, is an essential component of The NHS Plan. It set, for the first time, national standards for better, fairer and more integrated health and social care services for older people. The purpose of this report is to highlight the progress made by the NHS and social care with support from the Department of Health in these past two years.
The Bournewood safeguards: draft illustrative code of practice
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Bournewood safeguards draft illustrative guidance is intended to be used by people exercising functions under the Bournewood provisions. The intention is that the guidance will eventually form part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice.
A new partnership for care in old age: a policy statement; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health by Command of Her Majesty, March 1997
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office/Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 60p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Policy document arising out of an earlier consultation paper (Cm 3242) published in May 1996, looking at issues around long term care for older people. Sets out: the Government's aims for the funding of social care; making provision for social care costs; the partnership scheme; and widening the choice of residential care for people supported by their local authority. Also contains annexes on current arrangements for social care, and the level of protection to be given by the partnership scheme.
Social services: achievement and challenge; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health by Command of Her Majesty, March 1997
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Welsh Office
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Government White Paper on the future of social services.