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Age Discrimination in Health and Social Care

Publisher: 
Centre for Policy on Ageing on behalf of the Department of Health
Author: 
Centre for Policy on Ageing on behalf of the Department of Health
Date published: 
30 December, 2007
Region: 
United Kingdom

Publication type: 
policy

A literature review of the likely costs and benefits of legislation to prohibit age discrimination in health, social care and mental health services.

This review distinguishes Ageism, an attitude of mind, from Age Discrimination, an unjustifiable difference in treatment based solely on age. Age discrimination is inherently measurable and this review looks for ways in which age discrimination has been or might be measured.

 

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