How we care for our elders
That Britain has an aging population is an acknowledged fact. What appears not to be accepted however is the duty to provide care in an equitable manner to patients in their twilight years. From prioritising surgery according to chronological age instead of that persons individual level of fitness to simply withdrawing treatment from older individuals with life-threatening conditions, there is an institutional blind spot towards their healthcare needs.
When this situation coincides with an episode of cerebrovascular illness, it is simply begging for a test case under age discrimination & human rights legislation.
February 14th, 2007 at 9:57 am
[...] I suggested in an earlier post here, attitudes toward the treatment of older patients are influenced by considerations other than their [...]