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A practical approach to promoting age equality in health and social care
1 Feb 2003
Ros Levenson
Discrimination against older people is an increasingly high-profile problem, but it can be hard to define. This guide explains how to gather and assess evidence of age discrimination in health.
The role of the community pharmacist is undergoing a radical change. What can primary care trusts do to help pharmacies deliver an expanding range of services?
Reaching and supporting Londoners with severe mental health problems
1 Nov 2002
Angela Greatley
Reports back on the lessons learned from three assertive outreach projects set up to help people with severe and long-term mental health problems in some of London's most deprived communities.
Rosemary Gillespie, Dominique Florin , Steve Gillam
This paper argues that patients, users and carers need to be involved in defining and shaping patient-centred care if it is to transform clinical encounters on the ground.
Child health has been high on the government's agenda since it launched its Healthy Schools initiative in 1998. This paper asks students how healthy they feel their schools really are.
Argues that, by making better use of its resources, the NHS can reduce inequalities, build stronger local economies and safeguard the environment, benefiting the whole community.
A motivated workforce is vital if the government is to achieve its plans to modernise the NHS. This research summary looks at what can be done to ensure and sustain morale.
Will Anderson, Dominique Florin, Stephen Gillam, Lesley Mountford
Public involvement is at the heart of NHS modernisation, but putting it into practice is a challenge for many practitioners. This publication looks at the potential difficulties and offers solutions.
Tackling age discrimination in health and social care
1 Jan 2002
Emilie Roberts, Janice Robinson, Linda Seymour
Identifies a lack of tools to help combat age discrimination in the health and social care sectors, and offers guidance on policies to help eradicate ageist practices from the NHS.
Explores how the NHS could reverse the growing number of experienced, skilled older workers taking early retirement, and argues that sustained commitment is needed to make older people feel valued.
A whole-systems approach to understanding service capacity and planning change
1 May 2001
Jan Stevenson
This paper argues that a whole-systems approach to strategic development and operational change is needed to develop a range of flexible intermediate care and rehabilitation services.
Looks at the issues facing stakeholders working on building healthy, safe communities, and asks what role the NHS can play in improving community safety.
Contested Decisions, by Chris Ham and Shirley McIver, offers ways for health professionals to reach difficult decisions about whether to fund individuals' drugs or treatments.
