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Assessment of older people in the community: from ‘75-and-over checks’ to National Service Frameworks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2005

Steve Iliffe
Affiliation:
Royal Free and UCL Medical School, London, UK
Vari Drennan
Affiliation:
Royal Free and UCL Medical School, London, UK

Abstract

Population aging, escalating costs in pensions, health care and long-term care have prompted the emergence of a new policy agenda for active aging and quality of life in old age across the European Union. In the UK, the government has made a commitment to improve services for older people through combating age discrimination, engaging with older people, better decision-making for services for older people, better meeting of older people's needs and promoting a strategic and ‘joined-up’ approach. A raft of policy initiatives not only sets the tone for service reconfiguration but also specifies objectives and time scales.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2005 Cambridge University Press

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