29/01/07 A recipe for care: not a single ingredient

Professor Ian Philp, National Director for Older People, has published A recipe for care: not a single ingredient which sets out the challenge ahead in looking after older people and why we need to change services to ensure they get the best possible care in the future. In the report, Professor Philp recommends a five point plan to change older people's services for the better; early intervention, long-term conditions management, early supported discharge, acute hospital care when needed and partnership working. He says that this is already happening in some areas but it needs to happen across the country. (DH - press release, BBC News item)