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Policy
Latest developments
Current health care issues affecting older people’s lives are:
A key Government priority is to change the focus of the NHS so that it concentrates on improving health and well-being and preventing problems – rather than just responding to crises.
By giving people more choice, for example about which hospital to go to, the Government aims to improve the quality of services.
But many older people have yet to feel the benefits of these changes and some important services have been cut back to make financial savings.
Concerns about basic standards of care have led the Government to introduce a dignity in care campaign.
Our response papers
Download our responses to recent government consultations below:
Read our response to health related policy by downloading the documents below:
Response papersMore about PDFs
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's social value judgements. Full response ref 0608. March 2008. (73.05 KB)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's social value judgements. Response summary ref 0608(S). March 2008. (39.35 KB)
- Regulations for local involvement networks (LINks). Full response ref 4607. (52.38 KB)
- Regulations for local involvement networks (LINks). Response summary ref 4607(S). (34.54 KB)
- A national Stroke Strategy. Full response ref 3407. (49.23 KB)
- A national stroke strategy. Response summary ref 3407(S). (38.97 KB)
- Commissioning framework for health and well-being. Response summary ref 2007(S). (67.67 KB)
- Commissioning framework for health and well-being. Full response ref 2007. (145.07 KB)
- Pandemic Influenza - a national framework for responding to an Influenza Pandemic. Full response ref 1907. (90.00 KB)
- Core principles for NHS patients. Department of Health consultation. Full response ref 1007. (101.11 KB)
- Department of Health consultation: A stronger local voice. Full response ref 1906. (105.01 KB)
- Department of Heatlh consultation: A Stronger Local Voice. Policy Response Summary. Ref 1906(S). (53.09 KB)
- European Commission’s Green Paper on Improving the Mental Health. Response summary ref 1306(S). (62.42 KB)
- European Commission’s Green Paper on Improving the Mental Health. Full response ref 1306. (114.27 KB)
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