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Caught in the Act

01 July 1994

Elderly Care

Royal college of nursing

The NHS and Community Care Act is now well established, its central aim being to allow vulnerable people to live as independently as possible in their own homes...

Long-term Care for the Elderly: Britain and Germany Compared

01 April 1998

Elderly Care

Book Review

This is a report of a seminar organised by the Anglo-German Foundation and the National Pensioners Convention. It sets out in full, the presentations made by the...

RCN develops gerontological nursing programme

01 December 1997

Elderly Care

RCN news briefing

The aim of the newly established Gerontological Nursing and Community Hospital programme at the Royal College of Nursing Institute is (to establish an integrated...

Role in one

01 February 1998

Elderly Care

Briefing rcn news

The Royal College of Nursinghas begun to develop a programme leading to the award ofthe title Gerontological Nurse Specialist. The first stage of curriculum...

Maximising life potential

01 June 1998

Elderly Care

Briefing RCN news

Life can be ironic. In the same week that the UKCC published a document outlining the contribution of nurses and health visitors to the continuing care of older...

Clinical effectiveness and clinical teams: effective practice with older people

01 July 2001

Nursing Older People

General

Gerontological practice is widely recognised as a team effort (RCP 2000). Many of the issues that challenge the practice of gerontology stem from the historical...

Ageist attitude to viagra, Mr Dobson

23 September 1998

Nursing Standard

Letter

It’s official! Sexual intercourse is for young people only, at least according to Frank Dobson. While being interviewed on Radio 4’s Today programme (September 15),...

Nursing care is health care

01 April 1996

Nursing Older People

RCN news

I recently spent a harrowing hour supporting a working colleague whose grandfather was an inpatient in a specialist rehabilitation centre for older people....

Hearing the Voice of People with Dementia

01 December 1996

Nursing Older People

Book review

There is currently an increasing interest in listening to how people with dementia perceive the quality of their care. Hearing the Voice of People with Dementia...

Community hospitals – issues for older people

01 October 1998

Nursing Older People

Briefing community care

The history of community hospitals is one of turmoil and threat, but they are highly valued resources by local populations. There are approximately 454 community...