英国NHS体系遭批 被指抛弃老年人
<p></p><p><span word="Older">Older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="written">written</span> <span word="off">off</span>” <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NHS">NHS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unnecessarily">unnecessarily</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p><span word="Older">Older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="written">written</span> <span word="off">off</span>” <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NHS">NHS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unnecessarily">unnecessarily</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>”, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span>.</p><p><span word="Prof">Prof</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NHS">NHS</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span>”.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="endemic">endemic</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discriminatory">discriminatory</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="from">from</span> [<span word="NHS">NHS</span>] <span word="staff">staff</span>”, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> “<span word="systematically">systematically</span>” <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lords">Lords</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="Prof">Prof</span> <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clinical">clinical</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>.</p><p><span word="Hospitals">Hospitals</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NHS">NHS</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> “<span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="success">success</span>” <span word="at">at</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="palpably">palpably</span> <span word="failing">failing</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Borders">Borders</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="seizures">seizures</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ward">ward</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="NHS">NHS</span> <span word="Borders">Borders</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stillborn">stillborn</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrongly">wrongly</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Child">Child</span> <span word="Smile">Smile</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="error">error</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="disturbing">disturbing</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p>
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