This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Medical care in Britain is about to change and those now entering general practice and many specialist disciplines will work through the greatest transformation in service provision since the foundation of the NHS in 1948. One part of that change will be in the decentralisation of responsibilities for organising services, and the other part - which is the theme of this book - will be the blurring of boundaries between generalists and specialists, between primary and secondary care.

Jointly authored by specialists in old-age medicine and general practitioners to ensure that new information has complete applicability to the primary care setting Integrated 'shared care' approach will help the clinical management and care of older people Makes full reference to the National Service Framework for Older People and the Chronic Disease Management Programme Covers all the major conditions that will be commonly found in an ageing population Suitable for GP Summative Assessment and MRCGP examination preparation Suitable for the Royal College of Physician Diploma in Geriatric Medicine