10.25419/rcsi.10769777.v1
Rebecca Garavan
Rebecca
Garavan
Rachel Winder
Rachel
Winder
Hannah McGee
Hannah
McGee
Ciaran O'Boyle
Ciaran
O'Boyle
HeSSOP Health and Social Services for Older People Summary
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
2019
Older People
Health Board
Social Service
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
2019-11-22 15:26:11
Report
https://repository.rcsi.com/articles/report/HeSSOP_Health_and_Social_Services_for_Older_People_Summary/10769777
The views of older people living in the community on the health and social services
available to them had not previously been assessed on a large scale in Ireland. The
National Council on Ageing and Older People, in partnership with the Western Health
Board (WHB) and the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA) which was formerly
the Eastern Health Board, has now carried out such an assessment. It is anticipated
that this will assist in planning for services for older people.
A survey instrument was developed based on both literature review and focus group
work. Groups of older people and key health and social service professionals in the
two board areas were consulted to identify the most important concerns to be
addressed in the study.