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  1. Health services

    get the help you need. Chrissy explains what NHS continuing care is Having been through the care process when her dad was ill, Chrissy explains exactly what NHS continuing care is and if you might be eligible

  2. Paying for residential care

    You may be eligible for financial help from your local council or, in some circumstances, from the NHS.

  3. The real cost of living

    with disabilities and learning difficulties. A care crisis of his own After 46 years working for the NHS, James retired in 2016, only to find himself alone and facing his own care crisis. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s ... ” Thanks to the extra money, James managed to save enough money on his care costs to get him a wheelchair. “So now I can get out and about,” he says. James remains grateful that Age UK were

  4. The mental health of older people coming out of lockdown

    "Please don't worry that you are being a burden on the NHS..." GP Principal Carolyn Chew-Graham discusses the challenges older people have faced during lockdown, and offers advice for those worried about ... to come into the health centre. This was partly, I think, because of the messages, ‘Save the NHS, don’t contact your practice.’ But also, when people did contact us and we said, ‘Actually

  5. Painful Journeys

    We did it! Your campaigning prompted a national review into patient transport services, and the NHS has now taken many of our crucial recommendations on board. Thank you for making it happen. Thousands ... doesn’t have to be like this. Your campaigning pushed this issue to the forefront and forced the NHS to look into the painful journeys that older people are having to make to and from hospital. Our system

  6. Accessible days out in the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh

    quite accessible. More information Available:  disabled car parking, wheelchairs & mobility scooters welcome, wheelchair hire, assistance dogs welcome, respite seating, hearing induction loop, audio ... to park before taking you on their mobility vehicle to the Castle. The vehicle can accommodate a wheelchair, there and back. Inside, there's good access around many of the main sights, such as the Crown

  7. Vaccines

    infections and vaccines provide a way to support our bodies to do this more effectively. This is why the NHS automatically offers several free types of vaccines to older people. Certain health conditions or a ... developing a high temperature headache, fever, flu-like symptoms. Yes. All vaccines available on the NHS have been rigorously tested for their safety and continue to be monitored after they’ve been

  8. Coronavirus vaccine and treatments

    receive a vaccine that hasn’t been properly approved and shown to be safe. The NHS will contact you if your NHS record suggests you might be eligible for a seasonal spring booster jab. From October ... online on the NHS website  or by calling NHS 119 between 7am and 11pm. The NHS might contact you to invite you to book, too. When booking your appointments, it's helpful to have your NHS number to

  9. Help us to help you this winter

    significant effect that flu can have on people's health, and in turn how it stretches the capacity NHS staff and services. During the peak of the outbreak the proportion of GP appointments and 111 calls ... the flu is to get vaccinated, and for 22 million of us in England that vaccination is free on the NHS through our GP or pharmacist. This year, people aged 65 and over are being given a new type of vaccination

  10. 9 health tests that could save your life

    telling you about any further tests and treatment you may need. Find out more about AAA screening on the NHS website Blood pressure is the force that your blood exerts on the walls of your arteries. Common symptoms ... it, such as making sure you drink enough water. Find out more about the blood pressure test on the NHS website Bowel cancer screening doesn’t diagnose cancer, but it can detect potential problems

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