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Caring for Older People in Acute Care Settings
At a time when the care of older people in homes and hospitals has been under scrutiny, new guidelines have been published to support and guide the practice of individual nurses working in acute settings.
Funded by a grant from the Burdett Trust and endorsed by Help the Aged, the Best Practice for Older People in Acute Settings (BPOP): Guidance for Nurses (2009) have been researched and written by nursing experts at City University London and update the Standard Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee guidelines that were published alongside the National Service Framework for Older People by the Department for Health in 2001.
They cover a range of topics including end of life care, meeting mental health needs and promoting continence.
Caring for Older People in Acute Care Settings (Interactive)
A free interactive version of this guide is also available which features embedded video content. You can turn pages and zoom in and out in the same way as with our digital editions. (Opens in new window.)
Caring for Older People in Acute Care Settings (PDF)
This essential free guide is based on and updates the Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (SNMAC) guidelines that were published alongside the National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health (DH) 2001, SNMAC 2001). (1.4MB, PDF)
