Tag: Age and Ageing

Community Health Bulletin

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/06/3-june-2026/

In this edition:

  • Prevention Starts Here: Health visitors, school nurses and children’s health in England
  • Young people with mental health conditions are now more likely to be NEET
  • Health Bill: summary – fact sheet
  • What would it take for the NHS to treat violence against women and girls as a public health emergency?
  • Trauma-informed care and racialised communities
  • Ageing with purpose: the surprising science of frailty reversal
  • Plus much more

Journal Article: Age and Ageing

‘Not safe for discharge’? Words, values, and person-centred care

The phrase ‘not safe for discharge home’ is often heard in relation to an older person in hospital, commonly due to functional limitations or risk of falls. But it remains unclear how such a standard of safety should be set in this context, or who should set it. In addition, labelling someone ‘unsafe’ to return to their own home has significant practical and ethical implications. After briefly exploring these issues, this commentary suggests that a holistic approach and shared decision-making is required in this setting.

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