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  1. Reflecting on Windrush

    In 2017, it emerged that members of the Windrush Generation were being detained and deported as a result of the Home Office denying their legal right to be in the UK. Falsely deemed as illegal immigrants ... residency prior to 1973, it is extremely difficult to obtain documents going back decades. This has resulted in those affected losing their jobs, access to their pensions, healthcare, and other benefits. The

  2. Why the Government is wrong to change the pension credit rules

    partner can get collectively as a couple from universal credit. This may seem bizarre but it is the result of working age benefits being set so low. The Government’s rationale for this is that it provides ... threatens to be devastating for anyone affected and pensioner poverty is likely to increase as a result. In fact a trend towards rising pensioner poverty had already started to emerge in the last two years

  3. Complaining about NHS services and hospitals

    should receive a written response telling you the result of your complaint and the reasons for it. You should also be told which actions will be taken as a result of the investigation. Step 4: Follow up if you’re ... Who was involved on the staff side? Why were you unhappy? Decide what you'd like to happen as a result of your complaint and send supporting documentary evidence and list it in your email or letter. Once

  4. Professor Ian Deary interview on The Disconnected Mind

    and replicable way. Half a century later, Professor Ian Deary and a colleague re-discovered the results, sparking The Disconnected Mind project. Today, many of the ‘children’ who took the test ... the brain changes in our later years.’ Could prevention of cognitive impairment or dementia result from the work? ‘Understanding brain ageing will give us a rational basis for the future design

  5. Rediscovering a musical time capsule

    musical dream, and bassist Steve Bingham both answered an ad to be part of a soul band. And while the resulting outfit didn’t end up going anywhere, Michael and Steve realised they were creative kindred ... to be. Despite being well liked and receiving a lot of radio play, Hot Cinnamon failed to chart, resulting in the album they’d recorded being shelved. Furthermore, a tour with Roy Orbison, whose grown-up

  6. What is the value of an older person’s life?

    people that they're concerned Age UK's Charity Director discusses a hot topic that's arisen as a result of the pandemic. Earlier this week it was suggested that the Prime Minister did not want to impose ... ‘quality adjusted life years’, factoring in the state of a person’s health to come up with a result. Without being nearly as cold and calculating about it as this, I think most people would probably

  7. Fit for the future

    sense of mental wellbeing 38% of participants increased their fruit and vegetable consumption as a result of the project Over 35% increased the amount of moderate to intense physical activity undertaken

  8. Digital Champions

    says Lloyd of his teaching style, which accommodated the memory problems Ray admits to having, resulting in him having to be given instructions several days in a row. “I tailored the programme to

  9. What is respite care?

    about balancing work and caring responsibilities  In some areas, respite care is provided as a result of your carer’s assessment, while in others it’s provided through a needs assessment

  10. Managing money in later life

    online. The tool was co-designed with input from older people and practitioners, and we tested the results with older people across six workshops in London, Hertford and Bradford. Five older people who took

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