health Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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greengross
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- argues that the NHS is guilty of instituitional ageism because older pateitns are treated differently from the young and denies clinical treatments
2
Q
Royal college of Surgeons and Age UK (2014)
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- In some areas of the UK no one over the age of 75 is being offered crucial surgery for breast cancer
- a very few undergo bowel cancer surgery or have knee and hip replacements, despite the legislation making this illegal from 2012
3
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Human Rights Watch 2019
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- older people expressed concerns with how local officials determined their eligibility for social support (e.g. in-home assistance such as preparing meals, dressing and bathing)
- older people reported that they were denied crucial services or had services significantly reduced, causing their health and wellbeing to decline
- some have said that assessers appeared not to understand their disabilities and social care needs
- in other cases, before beginning an assessment, assessors announced that services would be cut regardless of an individuals crucial need
4
Q
- argues that the NHS is guilty of instituitional ageism because older pateitns are treated differently from the young and denies clinical treatments
A
greengross
5
Q
- In some areas of the UK no one over the age of 75 is being offered crucial surgery for breast cancer
- a very few undergo bowel cancer surgery or have knee and hip replacements, despite the legislation making this illegal from 2012
A
Royal college of Surgeons and Age UK (2014)
6
Q
- older people expressed concerns with how local officials determined their eligibility for social support (e.g. in-home assistance such as preparing meals, dressing and bathing)
- older people reported that they were denied crucial services or had services significantly reduced, causing their health and wellbeing to decline
- some have said that assessers appeared not to understand their disabilities and social care needs
- in other cases, before beginning an assessment, assessors announced that services would be cut regardless of an individuals crucial need
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Human Rights Watch 2019
