News : age discrimination

AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT – PUBLIC OPEN MORNING – HAVE YOUR SAY ON 24 APRIL 2010

25 February 2010



Should assisted dying be legalised? Should there be dedicated hospital wards for older patients? What do carers really want? To debate these and other topical issues related to healthcare in old age, Edinburgh residents are invited to attend a public open morning on Saturday 24 April, to share their views and concerns...

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EUROPEAN CHARTER LAUNCHED TO COMBAT EXCLUSION OF OLDER PEOPLE FROM CLINICAL TRIALS

London UK, 28.1.2010

According to the European study PREDICT there is evidence that potentially beneficial treatments are less likely to be tested in older people. To combat this issue a Charter (Attached) for Older People in Clinical Trials will be launched at BMA House, London, on...

Today Sir Ian Carruthers, Chief Executive of NHS South West, and Jan Ormondroyd, Chief Executive of Bristol City Council, have published Achieving Age Equality in Health and Social Care, their review of age discrimination and age equality in the health and social care sector in view of the proposed Equalities Bill. The report can be accessed at:...