National Service Framework - the standards Standard 2 : Person

Standard 2: Person-centred care NHS and Social Care Services treat older people as individuals and enable them to make choices about their own care. This is achieved through the single assessment process, integrated commissioning arrangements and integrated provision of services, including community equipment and continence services. Standard 3: Intermediate care Older people will have access to a new range of intermediate care services at home or in designated care settings to promote their independence by providing enhanced services from the NHS and councils to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and effective rehabilitation services to enable early discharge from hospital and to prevent premature or unnecessary admission to long term residential care. Standard 4: General hospital care Older peoples’ care in hospital is delivered through appropriate specialist care and by hospital staff who have the right set of skills to meet their needs. Standard 5: Stroke The NHS will take action to prevent strokes, working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate. People who are thought to have had a stroke have access to diagnostic services , are treated appropriately by a specialist Standard 1: Rooting out age discrimination NHS Services will be provided, regardless of age, on the basis of clinical need alone. Social Care Services will not use age in their eligibility criteria or policies, to restrict access to available services. BGS n e w s l e t t e r BGS m a y 2 0 0 1