Painful Journeys
Many older people are experiencing anxiety, exhaustion and distress getting to their hospital appointments.
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Information and advice
- Information and advice
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Money and legal
- Money and legal
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Benefits and Entitlements
- Benefits and Entitlements
- What benefits am I entitled to?
- TV licence concessions
- Bereavement benefits
- Attendance Allowance
- Pension Credit
- Carer's Allowance
- Council Tax support
- Disability Living Allowance
- Housing Benefit
- Jobseeker's Allowance
- Universal Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income support
- Winter Fuel Payment
- How your benefits are means-tested
- How to challenge a benefit decision
- How to get help with urgent or one-off expenses
- Changes to the benefit system
- Free prescriptions for over 60s
- Cold Weather Payment
- Free bus pass and transport concessions
- Transport concessions for disabled people
- Support for Mortgage Interest
- Debt and savings
- End of life planning
- Income and tax
- Legal issues
- Pensions advice
- Scams and fraud
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Health and wellbeing
- Health and wellbeing
- Conditions and illnesses
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Health services
- Health services
- Dental services for older people
- 8 health tests that could save your life
- Getting the most from your medicines
- Getting help when feeling unwell
- NHS continuing healthcare
- Your hospital stay
- GP services for older people
- Leaving hospital
- Complaining about NHS services
- What standards you should expect from NHS services
- Healthy eating
- Fitness
- Mind and body
- Loneliness
- Relationships and family
- Care and support
- Travel and hobbies
- Work and learning
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Services
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Age UK Advice Line
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