title: Older people and health care: challenging assumptions.
abstract: At a time of winter pressures, Janet Scammell, Associate Professor (Nursing), Bournemouth University, looks at how health professionals and society perceive older people, and how this might influence patient care.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor (Nursing), Bournemouth University.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scammell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006113:United Kingdom