...Watchara Tabootwong; Frank Kiwannuka Purpose Elderly patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation are treated with a tracheostomy. Oftentimes, the family caregivers need to participate in the care for elderly patients with a tracheostomy during hospitalization. Therefore, this paper...

... services should be listened to. Although there is no consistent approach to involvement and engagement from area to area, or across organisations, it is now commonplace in the UK, and has been supported by a number of government policies, such as the Department of Health's Expert Patient Programme...