Kent Psychologists have found that perceptions of ageing can mean older people being subjected to prejudice.
Their findings were contained in a new report that warns that the UK’s fragmented health and social care system is failing older patients.
Produced by the British Medical Association (BMA) and entitled Growing older in the UK , the report highlights the increasing demand and inadequate resources facing the UK’s health and social care system.
Kent Psychologists Dr Hannah Swift, Professor Dominic Abrams and Lisbeth Drury found that perceptions of ageing can mean that older people are subjected to ‘patronising forms of prejudice’, which can be expressed in the language and tone used to communicate with them.
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