Resources

Feeling anxious from time to time is a normal human experience.

Physical health problems, particularly chronic health problems such as obesity, diabetes and smoking-related illnesses, are more common in people with long-term mental illness.

This study describes the model of healthcare support being delivered to nursing homes in South Manchester since 2004.

The Royal College of Physicians published audit findings about the services and quality of care of people with bladder and bowel incontinence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

In a pioneering step, Wales has developed a comprehensive core curriculum of competencies for intermediate care for SpRs in geriatric medicine.

What is mental capacity?  What do we really mean when we ask if a patient has (or lacks) capacity?  Capacity often depends on context.  The ethical conundrum of mental capacity unrav

Vulnerable older people deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, humanity and compassion.

Improving the outcome for older people admitted to the general hospital: Guidelines for the development of liaison mental health services for older people.

Advance care planning (including end of life discussions) is being promoted as part of the NHS end of life care strategy. Such discussions require great care.

Depression is commonly associated with acquired brain injury (ABI) and can interfere with rehabilitation, leading to poorer outcomes.

Fracture services often fail to respond to the true complexity of their older patients’ needs.