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Developing services for minority ethnic older people: the audit tool

Both the National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health, 2001) and the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 aim to improve standards of care for older people, providing them with services free from discrimination. In this context this audit tool has been prepared by the Department of Health to act as practice guidance for all councils with social services responsibilities, and other local stakeholders aiming to improve services for minority ethnic older people. It supports the publication 'From Lip Service to Real Service', published by the Department in November 2001 (this publication was the first product of Department of Health's 'Developing Services for Black Older People' project). The audit tool includes a diagnostic questionnaire and an action plan template, both of which are a positive step to real service changes for minority ethnic older people. Issued with CI (2002) 3.

• Download the audit tool in Portable Document Format (PDF, 439K)
• Download the audit tool in Rich Text Format (RTF, 294K)
• CI (2002) 3
• Policy and guidance on equality and human rights