Help the Aged: Disappointing that elderly health care services are not good enough

Healthcare News
14/05/2008
Help the Aged has responded to a poll which revealed most doctors think healthcare services for older people are inadequate.

An elderly person's charity has reacted to a survey which revealed most doctors think healthcare services for older people are inadequate.

Medical News Today reports Help the Aged believes the research is not surprising and called for more to be done to alter attitudes to older people.

The charity was reacting to a British Medical Association survey of doctors which found eight out of ten thought care for elderly people was not good enough.

Quoted by the site, Help the Aged senior health policy officer Charlotte Potter said: "While this survey is deeply disappointing, these results will not come as a surprise to older NHS patients."

The organisation added "ageism" is evident in a shortfall in funding for specialist services for older people.

Help the Aged has launched a "Just Equal Treatment" campaign aimed at tackling age discrimination.

Besides campaigns, the group also provides advice and support to older people and organises community services.