Hospital at Home Forum at the BGS Autumn Meeting

Dr Graham Ellis is an Associate Medical Director and Older Peoples Services Consultant Geriatrician for NHS Lanarkshire. He is also one of the key speakers at the Hospital at Home UK Forum at the BGS Autumn Meeting on Wednesday 23rd November in Glasgow. 

Older people are presenting to acute hospitals in greater numbers year on year. Predictions of the future demographic raise serious questions about the sustainability of hospital based services. The Future Hospitals Commission recommended the development of specialist hospital services in the community delivering new and innovative services closer to the point of need.

Older people’s services in particular are challenged to meet existing and predicted demand. Recent headlines have highlighted inadequate alternatives to admission for older people. Yet older people should receive high quality, safe and effective care best suited to their needs that includes Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.