Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people.
A postal enquiry to professionals involved in service delivery points to a number of problems in the process of referring elderly people appropriately. These problems related to lack of choice and constrained options, rather than mis-referral through inadequate assessment.
Spicker
P
P
Department of Political Science and Social Policy University of Dundee.
Hanslip
J
J
D000368:Aged; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012606:Scotland; D013222:State Medicine