... and social isolation for older people remain a problem. Originality/value An original pilot was undertaken to test the approach by bringing together older people identified as lonely by a voluntary sector provider and pairing these with a student volunteer. The students visited the older person over six...

... rectification given that a large proportion of older people from BME communities will require translation and interpretation services. […] an untrained person who is called upon to interpret, such as a family member interpreting for her parents, a bilingual staff member pulled away from other duties...

... Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK OLDER PEOPLE Abstract Adults over the age of 65 who are diagnosable with personality disorder face numerous problems within current mental health service provision. These include a lack of diagnostic clarity and a lack of specialist personality disorder-specific...