Co-production in practice

"The low uptake of telecare and telehealth services by older people may be explained by the limited involvement of users in the design."

Co-production in practice: how people with assisted living needs can help design and evolve technologies and services
J Wherton, P Sugarhood, R Procter, S Hinder, T Greenhalgh
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:75

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The growing pressure on older carers

"If carers are to have healthy and fulfilling lives in older age, more must be done to ensure that there is adequate support in place from health and care services both for older carers and for the people they care for."

Caring into later life: The growing pressure on older carers
Age UK
April 2015

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Cost of hospital-acquired complications for older people with and without dementia

"Advances in models of care, nurse skill-mix and healthy work environments show promise in prevention of these complications for dementia and non-dementia patients."

The cost of hospital-acquired complications for older people with and without dementia: a retrospective cohort study
K Bail, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:91

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Looking forward to later life

"There are no major public institutions dedicated to providing early support and investment in later life, only health and social care which deal in crises."

Looking forward to later life: taking an early action approach to our ageing society
Community Links Early Action Task Force
2014

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Care in crisis: what’s next for social care?

“Recent cuts to local authority budgets have had a huge impact on the care system, and we are now witnessing the devastating effect of this ever growing funding gap.”

Care in crisis: what’s next for social care?
Age UK
January 2014

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Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing population

"Improving services for older people requires us to consider each component of care, since many older people use multiple services, and the quality, capacity and responsiveness of any one component will affect others."

Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing population
D Oliver, C Foot, R Humphries
The King's Fund
March 2014

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Safe, compassionate care for frail older people using an integrated care pathway

"This document summarises the evidence of the effects of an integrated pathway of care for older people and suggests how a pathway can be commissioned effectively using levers and incentives across providers."

Safe, compassionate care for frail older people using an integrated care pathway: practical guidance for commissioners, providers and nursing, medical and allied health professional leaders
NHS England, South
February 2014

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.

Providing integrated care for older people with complex needs

"This report synthesises evidence from seven case study programmes, each from a different country, that are successfully delivering integrated health and social care for older people with complex needs."

Providing integrated care for older people with complex needs: lessons from seven international case studies
N Goodwin, A Dixon, G Anderson, W Wodchis
The King's Fund
January 2014

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Supporting working carers

"This report is a landmark statement from business and Government that more can and should be done to support people who want to combine caring for a family member with working."

Supporting working carers: the benefits to families, business and the economy
HM Government
August 2013

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Inner North West London Integrated Care Pilot

"The North West London Integrated Care Pilot (ICP) is a large-scale innovative programme designed to improve the coordination of care for people over 75 years of age, and adults living with diabetes."

Evaluation of the first year of the Inner North West London Integrated Care Pilot
Nuffield Trust
May 2013

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Care for older people

"This research summary sets out projections of public expenditure on social care and continuing health care for people aged 65 or over in England from 2010 to 2022."

Care for older people
R Wittenberg, B Hu, A Comas-Herrera, JL Fernandez
Nuffield Trust
December 2012

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Delay in discharge and its impact on unnecessary hospital bed occupancy

"Elderly patients experiencing acute surgical admission and discharge to community hospitals had prolonged length-of-stay due to significant delays associated with care of the elderly provision."

Delay in discharge and its impact on unnecessary hospital bed occupancy
Majeed MU, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2012, 12:410

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Access all ages: assessing the impact of age on access to surgical treatment

"Where there are allegations of rationing of interventions according to age, as opposed to clinical need and potential benefit, these should be investigated by the commissioners of that service and escalated to the NHS Commissioning Board where appropriate."

Access all ages: assessing the impact of age on access to surgical treatment
Royal College of Surgeons of England
October 2012

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Health care quality for an active later life

"This report brings together recent scientific data from diverse sources to shed light on two broad questions:

1. As a country, how successful has England and the UK been in preventing later life disease and disability?
2. How well are we delivering high quality medical treatments for the common disabling diseases of later life?"

 

Health care quality for an active later life
D Melzer, B Tavakoly, R Winder, S Richards, C Gericke, I Lang
Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
May 2012

 

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Acute medical care for frail older people

"Geriatricians supporting acute medical units will be able to help to identify older people who may be safely managed in the community, probably improving patient outcomes and reducing hospital bed-days."

Acute care toolkit 3: Acute medical care for frail older people
Royal College of Physicians
March 2012

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Continuity of care for older hospital patients

"This exploratory paper draws attention to an overlooked but important topic: the contribution that continuity of care makes to the quality of care experienced in hospital by patients with multiple health problems aged 70 years and older, and also how it affects the experience of the people closest to them."

Continuity of care for older hospital patients: a call for action
J Cornwell, R Levenson, L Sonola, E Potellakhoff
The King's Fund
March 2012

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