Plan to end age discrimination in NHS is launched

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BMJ 2001;322:751 ( 31 March )

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Plan to end age discrimination in NHS is launched

Zosia Kmietowicz, London
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The first national plan to end age discrimination in the NHS and improve the quality of care provided for older people waslaunched this week by the Department ofHealth.

The National Service Framework for Older People gives a frank acknowledgement that the NHS has been riddled with discriminationagainst older people in the past and confirms the government'scommitment to tackle it head-on to raise standards in the clinicaland social care provided for olderpeople.

At the heart of the document, which applies to England only, is a set of standards to overhaul several key services in theNHS so that older people receive the same treatment as those agedunder 65 for conditions such as cancer and heart disease. Specialmeasures are also being introduced to reduce disabilities fromstroke and falls and to ensure older people have effective treatmentand support for mental healthproblems.

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