Health Equality and Social Justice in Old Age: A Frontline Perspective

Dr. Riaz Dharamshi's book "The Person to Whom This Is Happening" challenges the traditional approach to geriatric care by focusing on the individual's goals and experiences. He combines his expertise as a geriatrician with the stories of his patients to provide a more empathetic and personalized approach to care. The book discusses theoretical discussions around death and old age, highlighting the social and political factors that contribute to these issues. It presents an integrated model of care that allows for expert, personalized healthcare to be delivered in communities and outside of hospitals. The book encourages a questioning approach that imbues meaning, purpose, and justice into the work of geriatric medicine and care.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 21 October 2022
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

The first lesson is that success looks like whatever your patient describes it as. Some want to be pain free, to breathe a little easier, to make it to their grand-daughter's wedding, to be with their cats. Some want me to do everything I can to cure them, while others want to die soon.

Geriatric care and the frailty of old age can sometimes be reduced to a pain score chart rather than an inevitability that needs to be approached with humanity and empathy. Dr Riaz Dharamshi combines his expertise, knowledge as a nationally recognised geriatrician, with the relatable, deeply empathetic stories of his patients in order to reframe the way we approach care for our elderly population. This empowering and socio-politically conscious book delves into theoretical discussions around death and old age, drawing light on how many issues arise from social and political factors that take root decades earlier. It presents practical details of an integrated model of care allowing for expert, personalised healthcare to be delivered within our communities and outside of the hospital. This is a book that encourages the question, "Who is the person to whom this is happening?" rather than just, "What is the medical problem?" Ultimately, this approach imbues meaning, purpose, and justice into the work of geriatric medicine and care.

Weight: 312g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839973659