By failing older people we perpetuate the health service crisis

ABSTRACT

[...]there can be improvements in clinical practice and processes, but the clear sense from voices at the front line of the health service is of a systemwide collapse. Resolving the NHS crisis, therefore, requires a sharp focus on care for older people (doi10.1136/bmj.p97).14 And that focus involves a greater deal of complexity than simply providing an exit route from hospital care (doi10.1136/bmj.p83).15 The numbers here do speak for themselves. BMJ 2023;380 p97. 10.1136/bmj.p97 36639153 15 Oliver D. David Oliver Will block purchasing care home beds solve the urgent care crisis? BMJ 2023;380 p83. 10.1136/bmj.p83 36634959 16 Launer J. John Launer All's well that ends well? BMJ 2023;380 p104. 10.1136/bmj.p104 36649963