Health Care For Older People: Practitioner Perspectives

This timely book addresses the health care needs of the fastest growing sector of the community. Written by three highly respected primary care physicians, it tackles the typical, and not so typical challenges in caring for older people through the use of case studies, and discusses a range of practical solutionsReview"a thought provoking book which, although intended for primary care, will also be of value to those working in hospital" - Journal of the Royal Society of MedicineFrom the Back CoverThis practical guide addresses the health-care needs of older people, within the wide contexts that affect so significantly their physical well-being. Advocating a multidisciplinary approach to care of older people, this work addresses the need for, and practicalities of, a team-based approach to their care. Changes in primary and secondary health-care policy are discussed, and account rationing and delivery of care implications are taken into account. The authors, three respected primary-care physicians, use case studies to illustrate the typical and not-so-typical challenges in caring for older people. A range of practical solutions are discussed.About the AuthorDr Steve Iliffe MBBS, MRCGP is Reader in Primary Care in the Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London Medical School and Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine.