Brocklehurst J C
Rehabilitation (Stuttg). 1979 Aug;18(3):117-22.
The author surveys the development of geriatric care in Great Britain and describes the relationship between geriatric medicine and psychogeriatrics. Both specialties have evolved within the system of progressive patient-care day hospitals. The responsible ministry lays down a norm of two places in both the psychogeriatric unit and geriatric days hospitals to every one thousand people aged 65 and over. The author presents the range of functions of the geriatric day hospital as well as its role within the framework of facilities caring for the aged.
作者考察了英国老年护理的发展情况，并描述了老年医学与老年精神病学之间的关系。这两个专业都是在渐进式患者护理日间医院体系中发展起来的。相关部门规定，每1000名65岁及以上的老年人中，在老年精神病科和老年日间医院应各有两个床位。作者介绍了老年日间医院的功能范围及其在老年护理设施框架中的作用。
