Stop Palantir's NHS data takeover!
Next Tuesday afternoon, Just Treatment will deliver a petition to 10 Downing Street. It’s their petition against US spy tech firm...
NATIONAL PENSIONERS CONVENTION
The campaigning organisation for older people in the UK
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(i) To examine, consider and advise the EC on health matters, the NHS, the provision of social care and related services in relation to how they affect older people.
(ii) To examine, consider and advise the EC on any proposed legislation relating to health and social care matters affecting older people.
(iii) To submit to the EC as appropriate formal papers, briefings and reports that deal with these issues, as an aid to policy making, and to conduct the necessary research in order to produce such documents.
(iv) To develop and maintain contacts with like-minded organisations and individual experts who share the NPC’s view on health and social care matters.
(v) Where necessary, to plan with the EC’s collaboration, events on appropriate issues.
(vi) To specifically look at the following work programme:
To consider how an integrated National Health and Care Service, funded through general taxation could be implemented in practice
To assess the different health and social care models across the UK
To assess the impact of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
To assess the impact of the Care Act 2014
To consider how the NPC’s Dignity Code could be more widely adopted and used across the health and care service throughout the UK
To consider the issue of using CCTV in care homes and the tagging of dementia sufferers
To consider the issue of personal health data and issues of access and confidentiality
To consider the impact of an ageing population will have on health and care services
To consider the issue of malnourishment amongst older people both inside and outside hospital
To consider the issue of delayed discharges and the impact this can have on older people
To consider issues around end of life care and dignity in dying
(vii) Where appropriate, to also consider and advise on the different arrangements for transport across the devolved Parliaments and Assemblies.
(viii) To brief the EC regularly on the working party’s progress.