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The human rights of older people in healthcare: eighteenth report of session 2006-07, House of Lords, House of Commons, Joint Committee on Human Rights
— Vol 1: Report and formal minutes | | Author(s) | Andrew Dismore |
| Corporate Author | Joint Committee on Human Rights, House of Lords / House of Commons |
| Publisher | TSO, London, 14 August 2007 |
| Pages | 105 pp (HL 156-I 2006/07 ; HC 278-I 2006/07) |
| Source | TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN. www.tsoshop.co.uk Download at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200607/... |
| Keywords | Health services ; Hospital services ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Rights [elderly] ; Law ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | The Joint Committee on Human Rights examine where human rights concerns arise, as with this report on the treatment of older people in healthcare. The Committee's terms of reference called for evidence on how human rights principles could be applied by healthcare providers and inspectorates alike, to ensure that older people are treated with greater dignity and respect when being cared for. Palliative care and domiciliary care were not considered. This report outlines the evidence received of the nature and scale of the problem, considers older people's treatment in hospitals and care homes; and explains the Committee's understanding of the application of human rights standards to the treatment of older people in healthcare and its benefits. The report considers the roles of the Department of Health (DH), service providers, health and social care inspectorates, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE), and staff in protecting human rights. The barriers to older people in raising human rights concerns and complaints, and the role of human rights in overcoming these problems are considered too. Recommendations are made on these matters, and with regard to concerns on poor treatment, neglect, abuse, discrimination and ill-considered discharge. Overall, an entire culture change and legislative changes are needed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070820001 B |
| Classmark | L: LD: KW: LHB: IKR: VR: 6OA |
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