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  1. Living abroad after retirement

    If you register your S1 and return to the UK for a visit, you’ll be eligible for free NHS non-emergency hospital treatment straight away. The NHS won't charge you for GP treatment. Read advice about living

  2. How to reduce your water bills

    Services Register, then you're entitled to free services and support, including water deliveries in an emergency, large print bills and advance telephone notice of an interruption to your water supply. This is

  3. Carer's checklist

    finishing work at an earlier time. You have certain rights as a carer, like the right to time off in an emergency, and the right to request flexible working. Find out more about balancing work and caring Make sure

  4. Joyce's story

    for at least three months. I don't know what the implications for David will be. Age UK and the emergency appeal "Age UK makes you feel that you're connected to someone, that somebody does care. Unless

  5. How the NHS recovers from coronavirus

    leave people in need of avoidable hospital care. The numbers of people admitted to hospital in an emergency for a health problem that could have been managed in the community has steadily risen over the last ... admission to hospital can be fully supported at home. Embed and/or spread integrated practices that have emerged during the pandemic that bring together primary, community and social care services. Many areas across

  6. Getting help when feeling unwell

    one of these signs. Not all hospitals have an A&E department and may have limited urgent and emergency care services available. Find an A&E service on the NHS website Act FAST audio Act FAST is a

  7. Help and support for people with dementia

    accommodation. But extra help is available if you need it, such as visits from staff and 24-hour emergency alarm systems. If you have a partner or spouse, you can move in together. Extra care housing  

  8. Volunteers providing exercises by phone

    Age UK Wandsworth has responded to the coronavirus crisis in a variety of impactful ways . Their emergency food parcel service has resulted in 3,000 deliveries so far, while expansions to their telephone

  9. Debt help and advice

    options and support you to take any necessary action. Let the adviser know if you're facing an emergency, such as an eviction. They may be able to give you a priority appointment or help you access immediate

  10. Coronavirus: South African and Brazilian variants

    about the South African and Brazilian variants? The South African variant – B.1.351 – emerged in October 2020 in South Africa and has since been identified in several countries around the world ... recently, initially in Brazilian travellers to Japan in January 2021, although it is thought to have emerged in Brazil last summer.  These variants have led to plans to tighten UK quarantine rules for

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