NHS England defines frailty as a long term health condition characterised by a loss of physical and/or cognitive resilience that means people living with frailty…
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Children and Young People
Older People
Introduction
Local Picture
Public Health Outcomes – Mortality and Healthcare Indicators
Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Obesity in older people
Frailty and falls
Mental health and wellbeing in older people
Loneliness and isolation
Hospital episodes and emergency admissions
Excess winter deaths
Palliative and end of life care
Adult social care outcomes
Carers in Bexley
Community Voice
Recommendations
Frailty and falls
Recommendations
Recommendations have been included under each section heading. However, there are some cross-cutting issues, summarised below, which lend themselves to a set of common recommendations:…
Community Voice
This section sets out highlights from engagement with Bexley residents: Development of the Ageing Well Strategy 2017-2018[1] The development of this strategy included a wide…
Carers in Bexley
The number of carers in Bexley For London Borough of Bexley, Census 2011 data (Table 23) shows that 10.1% out of a total population of…
Adult social care outcomes
The adult social care outcomes framework (ASCOF) measures how well care and support services achieve the outcomes that matter most to service users. Table 21…
Palliative and end of life care
What is Palliative and End of Life Care? End of life care is defined in the national end of life care strategy as care that:…
Excess winter deaths
Key facts Excess deaths in winter (EWDs) are an important public health issue, potentially amenable to effective intervention. Although EWDs are associated with low temperatures,…
Hospital episodes and emergency admissions
NHS Digital publishes Hospital Episode Statistics, which provide data on the number of hospital episodes for patients in England. Each hospital episode relates to a…
Loneliness and isolation
Key facts In the UK, it is estimated that 3.8m people aged over 65 are living alone. This has increased from 3.15m in 1996 –…