Mental Health and addiction services for older people and dementia services
New Zealand Parliament
Ministry of Health New Zealand
Country Resources
Neurological disorders including dementia, Older Person Substance Abuse/Alcohol policies/plans/legislations and service standards
New Zealand
1 June 2011
Policy document
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The purpose of this document is to assist district health boards (DHBs) and the Ministry of Health in surmounting barriers customarily faced by older people in their interaction withmental health, addiction, disability and chronic conditions services.
It outlines the service standards that should be applied to older persons with substance misuse as well as general older persons mental health
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