National service framework for older people interim report on age discrimination, April 2002

Audit of the problems that older people experience in accessing health and social care services. Standards proposed include the early intervention and programme of action to address issues of age discrimination. The national service framework for older people is a programme of action linking services to support independence and promote good health, specialised services for key conditions, and culture change so that all older people and their carers are always treated with respect, dignity and fairness.