National & International: Dignity Is a Priority for Elderly, Says Minister
Birmingham Post › April 20, 2006
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The Government pledged yesterday to toughen up nursing home and hospital inspections to ensure "dignity" for older people is a priority.
Hospital nurses will be given specific responsibility for making sure that the rights and views of older people are always taken into consideration.See the full content of this document
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National & International: Dignity Is a Priority for Elderly, Says Minister
The National Director for Older People, Professor Ian Philp, said dignity meant being sensitive to older people's feelings "in difficult circumstances".
It was a...See the full content of this document
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