The Abuse of the Briefly J Pritchard The Abuse of the Briefly jessica kinsley 174pp £16.95 1-85302-122-9 [Formula: see text].
J'ackie Pritchard's The Abuse of the Elderly is a brief overview of some of the literature on the topic and provides workshop materials which may be used by trainers/teachers to explore some of the many issues involved. Given the emphasis on utilising people with different skills within a team to undertake health and social care, those who come in contact with older people must be aware of the need to prevent, detect and deal with elder abuse. This book may be helpful to those responsible for delegating aspects of care to others and raise their awareness to the possibilities of meeting it and also in the development of guidelines as to any action to be taken.