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Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
A range of products to help you make the most of later life are available through Age UK Trading, with profits given to the charity.
The Department for Transport is planning to change the rules for minibus services. Write to your MP and urge them to stop this change. Find out more on Age UK.
Age UK works alongside other community organisations to provide door-to-door transport for older people to help them to maintain their independence.
travel on local busses or discounts on your rail journeys. Find out how you could save on your transport costs.
If you're 60 or over or you have a disability, you might be eligible for public transport concessions – from a senior rail card to a free bus pass.
GPs across England encouraged to refer lonely patients to community activities, as the government announced a new strategy on loneliness.
Your rights and responsibilities as a patient are set out in the NHS Constitution. You have the right to complain. Find out more about your rights at Age UK.
Term Plan on frailty outlines several important changes to the way the NHS should work to support patients and their carers. Read more at Age UK.
three key issues: Long and uncomfortable public transport journeys to and from hospital. Many older people have no option but to rely on public transport to get to their hospital appointments. For some ... changes. Patient transport services are of variable quality. Many services run late, or journeys take much longer than they should. Not everyone is eligible for free hospital transport, with veterans
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