Elderly Care
6
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (5)Accepted in Part (1)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
6 total
F200
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Key nurses
Consideration should be given to the creation of a status of Registered Older Person's Nurse.
- The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England stated in April 2025 that Health Education England funded an Older Persons Fellowship for …
NMC
F236
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Identification of who is responsible for the patient
Hospitals should review whether to reinstate the practice of identifying a senior clinician who is in charge of a patient's case, so that patients and their supporters are clear who …
- The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England stated in April 2025 that implementation is ongoing, citing requirements in the NHS Constitution …
Healthcare providers
F237
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Teamwork
There needs to be effective teamwork between all the different disciplines and services that together provide the collective care often required by an elderly patient; the contribution of cleaners, maintenance …
- The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England stated in April 2025 that the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan includes a focus …
Healthcare providers
F238
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Communication with and about patients
Regular interaction and engagement between nurses and patients and those close to them should be systematised through regular ward rounds: All staff need to be enabled to interact constructively, in …
- The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England stated in April 2025 that the NHS Standard Contract requires providers to ensure sufficient …
Healthcare providers
F239
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Continuing responsibility for care
The care offered by a hospital should not end merely because the patient has surrendered a bed – it should never be acceptable for patients to be discharged in the …
- The Department of Health and Social Care published the Hospital Discharge Service policy in August 2020, detailing discharge requirements for all NHS trusts and …
Healthcare providers
F241
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Provision of food and drink
The arrangements and best practice for providing food and drink to elderly patients require constant review, monitoring and implementation.
- NHS England published national standards for healthcare food and drink in hospitals, requiring organisations to demonstrate how they meet these standards (National standards for …
Healthcare providers