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  1. Worried about an elderly person: what to do & who to contact

    conditions or a suspicion that something more serious is wrong, there are clear steps you can take and people who can help.  Talk it over with them It can be worrying to see someone struggling as they get ... Family and friends can be deeply unsettled by signs that suggest a loved one isn't coping. Sometimes people find it difficult to have open conversations because they don't want to cause offence, or have strong

  2. The NHS plan: What will it mean for older people?

    Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, discusses what the NHS plan will mean for older people.

  3. What do older people think about access to cash?

    Short-changed? Our new 'Behind the Headlines' report brings together the experiences of older people during the pandemic to highlight why access to cash remains vital. Joel Lewis, Age UK's Policy Manager ... remains critically important to older people, as Age UK's new report highlights. Age UK has heard many times over the past 15 months about the issues older people have faced in managing their money. We’ve

  4. What the NHS 10 Year Plan means for older people

    The Age UK Health Influencing team discusses the impact of the NHS 10 Year Plan on older people's health and care.

  5. What the latest coronavirus news means for older people

    updates about coronavirus, it's important to take a moment to understand the latest developments and what they mean for us all. With that in mind, Dr Elizabeth Webb answers 6 of the week's biggest questions ... results suggest. More than 43,000 people are in the Pfizer BioNTech trial, with half given the vaccine and the other half given a placebo (dummy) vaccine. So far 94 people have been confirmed to have coronavirus

  6. Protection from abuse and neglect

    Elderly abuse and neglect can take many forms – including financial, emotional, physical and sexual. Find out more with Age UK.

  7. Campaign with older people

    campaign on the things that matter to all of us as we get older. Find out what the key issues are and what we are doing to make older people's lives better

  8. Frailty in older people

    Here, people who work with older people can find a wide range of information and resources to help them deliver services that meet the needs of older people.

  9. Vitamins for older people

    only that, vitamin supplements can be expensive - and unnecessary. Your kidneys will simply flush out what your body doesn’t need, which could mean that your expensive supplements end up going straight down ... vitamin supplements can be helpful for some people, so we asked the experts to help us identify the most common deficiencies to look out for in older people, along with some advice on how to prevent them

  10. New coronavirus shielders

    What criteria has been used to determine the 1.7 million extra people now advised to shield by the Government?

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