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The “Care Standards for Older people in Hospital”, which replace the previous 13 year old standards, were published this month. As a doctor working in NHS Scotland whose work for twenty … Continue reading Promises to listen to our elders
I recently noted this request: Anybody who has read my writings on Hole Ousia will be aware that I have a dislike of the current mechanical language that would seem … Continue reading “Costometer”
In a previous post I drew attention to the increasingly mechanical language of Health Improvement. This current post starts with recent communication by National Health Improvement Leads in Scotland: One of my … Continue reading “A person centred tool”
This paper was published in the Lancet in late last year. It is a two page article that is worth reading in full. All screenshots below are from this paper: … Continue reading “Doing damage in delirium the hazards of antipsychotic treatment in elderly people”