Researchers found doctors deny older people treatments they would offer younger patients. The University College London team questioned 90 GPs and consultants about the treatment of 72 patients aged 45 to 92 with angina problems.
A mental health continence nurse has won a Nursing Standard Nurse 2007 mental health award for her work with dementia patients.
Turning a blind eye [0.03%]
视而不见
Abuse does not necessarily have to result in glaring warning signs such as physical marks, psychological scars or heavy debt. The first signs of elder abuse are often ever so subtle - such as feeling withdrawn, weight loss or unexplained in...
A landmark step towards appointing an older people's champion, who will fight ageism and discrimination in Wales, has been made by the Welsh Assembly Government.
Sex in the golden years [0.03%]
金色年的性生活
A large proportion of older people remain sexually active but the physiological changes of ageing, and the effects of chronic illness, contribute to a significant level of sexual dysfunction.
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欢迎来宾
Daniel Allen
Daniel Allen
More than seven million people in Britain are over 70 and in 20 years' time there will be in excess of ten million. Yet their voices are rarely heard.
Pressure ulcers cause significant distress to patients and their families and are expensive in terms of nursing time, equipment and disposables. If they are to be prevented, a risk assessment must be undertaken so that plans can be put in p...
Palliative treatment for people with heart disease or dementia may be hindered by lack of awareness of the proximity of death. Of those who died in hospital, 55 per cent of caregivers felt that symptom control was good but 14 per cent thoug...
As more people are cared for in the community an increasing proportion of those admitted to hospital can be categorised as frail. This encompasses key clinical syndromes recognised by geriatricians as the 'bread and butter' of geriatric med...
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A 'safe house' is usually associated with spies on the run or people in need of sanctuary. But a project undertaken by experts at the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering has given the phrase a new meaning. The Daily Mail (Feb 6) said that...