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Authors: Nazarko, L., Board, M. and Garrett, D.

Journal: Nurs Older People

Volume: 21

Issue: 4

Pages: 16

ISSN: 1472-0795

DOI: 10.7748/nop.21.4.16.s30

Abstract:

Although UK healthcare spending is now close to the European average( Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008 ), older people still receive inadequate services ( Healthcare Commission 2008 ). The recession is a time of great peril and great opportunity: there is the risk of savage funding cuts and falling quality; but there is also the opportunity to integrate our fragmented healthcare system and harness the skills of nurses to drive up quality.

Source: PubMed