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Right Care, first time - Services supporting safe hospital discharge & preventing hospital admission & readmission (2012) (PDF 884KB)
This new guide outlines the issues and key policy drivers for preventing unplanned hospital admission for older people. It features local Age UK services across the spectrum, from finding cases of older people at risk of admission to A&E, to support and home from hospital services. It will be a useful addition to the commissioners’ toolbox, and will help health professionals and providers of services from NHS, GPs, Foundation Trusts and local authorities who are looking for flexible, timely and cost effective services which can reduce unplanned admission and support safe hospital discharge for older people.
Delivering the Equality Duty: Age matters in public services (2011) (PDF 669KB)
This document provides an overview of the requirements of the Public Service Equality Duty arising from the Equality Act 2010, provides guidance on how public bodies can meet these requirements in relation to older people, and presents case studies and good practice examples of public bodies working to improve services to older people.
Living with dementia (2011) (PDF, 612KB)
This document provides commissioners with clear and simple ideas for support and services that contribute to the nine key outcomes listed in the revised implementation plan. It presents a range of services for people living with dementia and their carers that local Age UKs and Age Concerns provide, often working in partnership with other organisations.
Personalisation in practice (2011) (PDF, 774KB)
This document outlines the benefits of personal budgets for older people, shares lessons from practice, presents a range of summaries of support planning and brokerage services run by Age Concerns and Age UKs across England, and presents case studies of service users.
Equality and human rights in practice (2011) (PDF, 804KB)
This document introduces equality and human rights themes and what they mean for people in later life, sets equality and human rights work in the context of the developing legal framework, and provides ideas for reaching, engaging and supporting older people who are marginalised or excluded.
Older People and Human Rights (2011) (PDF, 1MB)
A reference guide to provide practical information for professionals working with older people about using human rights in their work, and to illustrate the relevance of national and international human rights legislation to older people's issues.
Supporting older people in prison (2011) (PDF, 669KB)
A guide to advise commissioners on services for older prisoners and older ex-offenders available from Age UK and local Age UKs.
Mental health and wellbeing in later life (2011) (PDF, 1MB)
This booklet offers commissioners an easy guide to services that promote good mental health and well-being in later life. It describes a broad range of examples of low-cost, high-impact services from around the regions, with a brief service description and contact details.
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These factsheets, which are regularly updated, are the most up-to-date sources of publicly available, general information on people in later life in the UK and internationally.
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