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Rehabilitation of Older People: A Handbook for the Multidisciplinary Team. Second edition

01 February 1997

Elderly Care

Briefing publications

Rehabilitation should be a multidisciplinary concept and involve all professionals; Rehabilitation of Older People has attempted to encompass this belief. The book...

The ACE agenda

01 March 1994

Elderly Care

Royal college of nursing

The care of older people is rapidly becoming one of the biggest hot potatoes in politics. For nurses working in the specialty, there is no respite from the...

A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Putting the Principles of the Act into Practice

06 November 2015

Emergency Nurse

Book Review

THIS BOOK is a long overdue and valuable resource for every nurse, whatever their seniority or department. Many health professionals view the Mental Capacity Act as...

Protecting vulnerable people

10 February 2010

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

The Vetting and Barring Scheme is an assurance scheme that came into force on October 12 2009 as part of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. It applies to...

A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

28 October 2015

Nursing Management

Book Review

WHEN IT comes to seeking patients’ consent to care and treatment, many health professionals view the Mental Capacity Act 2005 as an optional extra or as nothing to...

Patient protection

01 February 2010

Nursing Management

Opinion

THE VETTING and Barring scheme (VBS) is an assurance scheme that came into force on October 12 2009 as part of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. It...

The care homes legal handbook

01 June 2003

Nursing Older People

Book Review

There continues to be a barrage of legislative changes and arrangements for everyone working in health and social care. For professionals working in the care home...

Training Manual for Working with Older People in Residential and Day Care Settings

01 October 2003

Nursing Older People

Book Review

With the requirement for training in care homes now firmly set in legislation, a plethora of resources has started spilling onto the market. This manual is another...

Dementia Care

01 November 2004

Nursing Older People

Resources

As care practice in the work of people with dementia develops, more and more textbooks appear to support and inspire the workforce.

Integrating Primary Health Care

01 November 2006

Nursing Older People

Book Review

At first glance I thought ‘what a strange book’. It was written in the first person and appeared to be a meander through the professional life of a GP.