A Culture of Contempt for the Elderly created by Feminism
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9615000/9615252.stm 0713 Following yesterday's coverage of the Care Quality Commission's report on NHS elderly care, a number of listeners contacted the programme to tell their own story. Adam Rodin, whose 93-year-old father died in hospital last week, describes the bad experience he had. 0810 Following on from the Care Quality Commission's damning report on NHS elderly care, many listeners contacted the Today programme to share their own experiences. Dame Joan Bakewell, former government champion for the elderly, and Dr Raymond Tallis, philosopher and former professor of geriatric medicine, analyse the issues behind the story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9615000/9615300.stm It is very interesting that Adam Rodin, who is himself a hospital consultant, refused to name the hospital that his father was so badly treated in. He said, very disturbingly, that this could happen in any hospital. It i...