Family practice
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Tractable but undetected visual impairment in older people may be relatively common, particularly amongst the very old and in more deprived populations. Measurement of visual acuity is unlikely to be helpful in identifying this impairment, but targeted assessment of visual function may be beneficial. There is uncertainty about the defining characteristics of the target group. ⋯ Questions about visual function identify a group of older people whose vision and mental state needs further investigation.
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Specialist Hospice at Home (HAH) services play an important role in the provision of care for people who choose to die at home. ⋯ The HAH service enabled people to die at home in the last days of life. Given the aging population, we would expect the demand for such services to further increase. Shortcomings identified included delay in receiving care for people moving to home from hospices and acute hospitals.