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All but invisible: older gay men and lesbians

01 June 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

The sexuality of older people has been something of a neglected issue and has only recently received long-awaited attention (for example, Archibald 1998, 2001, 2002,...

Intermediate care: policy rhetoric or an effective strategy? A review of the literature

01 May 2005

Nursing Older People

Gerontological care and practice

The definition of intermediate care has broadened from a range of services designed to ease the transition from hospital to home, and from medical dependence to...

Across cultures implementing the Evercare model

01 October 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

In March 2003 the Department of Health (DH) invited the American Evercare organisation to work with nine primary care trusts (PCTs) across the country to contribute...

Dementia services in rural areas: nursing implications

01 December 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

This article reports on research into the availability of and access to dementia services in rural Scotland. Although there is evidence that local initiatives are...

A new service in the intermediate care of older adults with mental health problems

01 April 2006

Nursing Older People

Care

This article describes the a new multidisciplinary, nurse-led service for older adults with mental health problems, the Home Treatment Team (HTT) which has just...

Ongoing consent to care for older people in care homes

26 January 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Obtaining informed consent is a fundamental part of the care-giving process. Current policy documents emphasise the importance of including patients in planning...

Respite care and short-break support: new forms of an old idea?

01 July 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

Respite care is an umbrella term that has many meanings. In this article we review its many terms and argue that these are increasingly helpful in sorting out the...

A framework to promote the holistic assessment of older people in emergency care

01 February 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

Junior doctors working in accident and emergency (A&E) departments and other emergency settings soon learn the art of clerking patients speedily. They act as...

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