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Review of services for older people in the Southern Highlands
 — 2 - 6 August 1999
Corporate AuthorScottish Health Advisory Service - SHAS; NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
PublisherScottish Health Advisory Service (SHAS), Edinburgh, 1999
Pages41 pp
SourceScottish Health Advisory Service, Elliott House, 8-10 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh EH7 5EA.
KeywordsHealth Authorities and Trusts ; Hospital services ; Services ; Management [care] ; Inspection ; Highland Region, Scotland.
AnnotationThe Scottish Health Advisory Service (SHAS) visited services for older people in the the following localities: Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness, Lochaber, Nairn, Ross and Cromarty, and Skye and Lochalsh. While a good acute service is being provided to older people, this is not the case with community hospitals. There is a general lack of a specialist geriatric service available to general practitioners (GPs). A review of the following policies and procedures is also recommended: resuscitation; admission and discharge; medical records; pressure sore prevention; and prescribing. While there are examples of good practice, also recommended is a review of the quality of life for patients. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-991119203 B
ClassmarkL4A: LD: I: QA: 3U: 9H

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