Ending Age Discrimination and Promoting Age Equality in Health and Social Care The Work of the National Review

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Ending Age Discrimination and Promoting Age
Equality in Health and Social CareThe Work of
the National Review

• Sir Ian Carruthers, OBE
• Chief Executive NHS South West Strategic Health
  Authority
• Source www.southwest.nhs.uk/age-equality.html

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The National Review
Jan Ormondroyd Chief Executive Bristol City
Council
Sir Ian Carruthers Chief Executive South West SHA
Terms of Reference of the review

• The national review of age discrimination will
  make recommendations on the following areas
• the timetable for implementation of the ban on
  age discrimination
• where it is objectively justifiable to retain
  age-based differentiation in services
• how to support the health and social care system
  to implement the public sector equality duty in
  respect of all age groups
• which key actions health and social care bodies
  should take to make demonstrable progress in
  meeting their obligations as quickly as possible.

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Age discrimination in the media
25 June 2009 Many UK cancer deaths
premature Up to 15,000 people aged over 75 may
be dying unnecessarily from cancer each year in
the UK.
22 October 2009 Equality bill takes aim
at 'institutional ageism' in NHS
Jade Goody sparks age limit review for cervical
cancer testing The current age limit for
cervical cancer testing will be reviewed, a
health minister has announced in the wake of the
debate sparked by Jade Goody's losing battle with
the disease.
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Why person centred care is key
PERSONALISATION
Ends Uniformity the identical treatment of
people irrespective of their needs
Ends Discrimination the different and unfair
treatment of people because of their age
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Four Key Themes

1. Start with the experiences of patients, service
   users and carers
2. Fairness is at the heart of ending
   discrimination, especially given the financial
   context of the next few years.
3. More than just compliance with the law but
   changing attitudes, behaviours and systems.
4. To be effective the approach must be rooted in
   co-design and co-production of services and
   solutions.

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The solutions are to be found in existing
policies BUT with an explicit focus on age
discrimination and age equality
1. Engaging with the public and partners
2. Focusing on personalisation and patient
centred care
3. Delivering improvement in key services
Dementia
Falls
Involvement
Putting People First
A focus on age
High Quality Care for All
Prevention
Cancer
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• Thank you