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Welcome to NHS Evidence - later life

Annual Evidence Updates (AEUs) present the highest-quality evidence on a topic which has been published in the previous 12-18 months.

LATEST ADDITIONS - This specialist collection was last updated on 21st January 2010

Report on the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia
In recognition of widespread concern about the over-prescription of anti-psychotic drugs, and as part of the priority being given to improving care for people with dementia, Professor Sube Banerjee was asked to undertake an independent clinical review of the use of anti-psychotic drugs.
2009 Annual Evidence Update on Hip Fracture
This Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on hip fracture has been released by NHS Evidence - emergency and urgent care in conjunction with NHS Evidence - trauma and orthopaedics. The scope of the literature search covers fractures affecting the proximal femur. This AEU will appeal to all health professionals, reflecting the multidisciplinary approach required across both primary and secondary care. However, there may be clinicians who are involved in the management of polytrauma and high energy injuries that affect the hip joint who will find that our update is offset from their area of interest.
Shaping the future of care together
Shaping the Future of Care Together [PDF] sets out a vision for a new care and support system. The Green Paper highlights the challenges faced by the current system and the need for radical reform, to develop a National Care Service that is fair, simple and affordable for everyone.
Remember - i'm still me - care commission and mental welfare commission joint report on the quality of care for people with dementia living in care ho
Older people living in care homes are some of the most vulnerable people in society. They depend on the staff that look after them to ensure that they receive the best possible care to meet their needs.
Easing the shortage in adult primary care - is it all about money
As Americans debate health care reform, it is easy to forget that success may depend as much on the availability of primary care physicians for adults as on the specifics of the reforms themselves. Access to health insurance does not ensure access to timely medical care, particularly in places where doctors are in short supply, are not accepting new patients, or are not accepting patients with some types of insurance. Effective primary care can improve the quality of care and health outcomes and save money. But to the extent that easing the shortage of primary care physicians will require additional funds, the initial costs of reform will increase.

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ABOUT THIS SITE

Provided by NICE, NHS Evidence is a new service which will develop, enhance and expand the services that were previously provided by the National Library for Health (NLH). The NLH and its specialist libraries became part of NHS Evidence on 1 April 2009. NHS Evidence went live on April 30th 2009 at www.evidence.nhs.uk.

As part of ongoing developments, the specialist libraries are changing their names and will, as a group, be called specialist collections. This individual collection is now ’NHS Evidence – later life’, and you will continue to be able to access all the content and features. The existing URL for the collection will remain for now, but is likely to change later in the year as the specialist collections become fully integrated with the NHS Evidence portal.   

For more information about NHS Evidence, please follow this link to the NICE website: http://www.nice.org.uk/aboutnice/nhsevidence/AboutNHSEvidence.jsp

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