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Hospital elderly care 'a matter of concern'

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An independent review into the cases of more than 800 elderly patients who died in hospital within a month of surgery found only a third received good care.

Ian Martin, of the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, and Jo Webber, of the NHS Confederation, discuss what could be done to improve the care for the elderly.


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