Category Archives: Older care
If we don’t adjust things for their needs, the system will collapse
System for looking after elderly people is dysfunctional and getting worse, says care minister
Radhika Sanghani , Ella Pickover
Tuesday 14 May 2013
The Government’s Care and Support Minister minister Norman Lamb has warned that the way the elderly are cared for is “dysfunctional” and that it is “getting worse” as the population ages.
The Liberal Democrat said: “This is a new challenge – people with chronic conditions living for more years. If we don’t adjust things for their needs, the system will collapse.
Every vulnerable elderly person in England will have a personal NHS worker
Elderly patients will get personal NHS worker to coordinate health care, pledges Jeremy Hunt
Health Secretary says each patient will have their own dedicated NHS worker
Sunday 12 May 2013
Every vulnerable elderly person in England will have a personal NHS worker who will be responsible for co-ordinating all their heath and care needs, the Heath Secretary Jeremy Hunt promises today.
Warning in an interview with The Independent that dementia has replaced cancer as the biggest challenge facing the NHS, Mr Hunt said that the NHS must entirely overhaul the way it looks after elderly patients.
On Monday he will announce a review into all aspects of later-life care that is expected to bring forward recommendations in the autumn.
However, in advance of the review, he signalled that he expected it to result in significant change across the NHS, including:
* A shake-up of out-of-hours care to ensure that all doctors have access to detailed patient notes – no matter where or when they are treated. Local GPs will also be expected to take more responsibility for out-of-hours care in their communities.
* A single “named individual” will manage all the care needs of elderly patients – from arranging physiotherapy to home help and medical care.
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