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  1. How will I be contacted about the coronavirus vaccine?

    the vaccination centre. If you cannot travel to get a vaccine, you should still be contacted. The NHS is working on special arrangements for people who are housebound. You also need to be registered with ... adults should receive at least one dose of the vaccine by the autumn. How will I be contacted? The NHS will contact you and invite you to book an appointment when it is your turn. You may receive a phone

  2. Introduce a furlough-style scheme to protect high-risk workers

    have made great sacrifices over the last few months to protect themselves, their families and the NHS, and it would be hugely unfair if they lost their jobs as a result. These people have supported all

  3. Health decline and housing

    of poor housing on health has significant implications for the NHS. The Building Research Establishment estimate that the cost to the NHS of poor housing is £1.4 billion p.a. in first year treatment costs ... health resulting from cold homes and falls in the home account for the majority of this cost to the NHS. Local Age UKs have been important providers of information, advice and practical help for older people

  4. Information and advice services

    We help millions of people to know their rights and make the best choices for later life. We provide information and advice that covers every facet of later life, from helping people find out the benefits

  5. Act Now, Age Better

    Your next move We're living longer, and with the right choices, we can also live better. Getting older is a privilege, but one that can have many challenges. While we can’t prevent ageing, we can

  6. Cancer

    common are: breast cancer prostate cancer lung cancer bowel cancer. Find out more about cancer on the NHS website Different types of cancer cause different symptoms, but they can include: a lump or swelling ... cancer or if you're worried about your symptoms, there are lots of organisations who can help. The NHS website  has lots of information about cancer, from symptoms and diagnosis to treatment options

  7. Is a lengthy lockdown for older people on the way?

    be in this position is debatable but it is where we are and as a result there are no good or easy choices for Ministers. Ageist and deeply objectionable And yet proposing that everyone beyond a certain age ... people, really was as bad as or worse than the disease. The choices that lie ahead Government needs to level with all of us about the choices that lie ahead when it comes to relaxing the lockdown and publish

  8. Difficult conversations in later life

    right to them. "A very clear message from the research was the importance of recognising individual choices and circumstances," says Age UK's Su Ray, who was involved in the research. "Living in an untidy ... understanding what the other person has to say, even if we don't like it." Being free to make our own choices It's that issue of hearing people out – especially if we don't agree with what they're saying – that

  9. Our 'State of Older People’s Health and Care' report demands swift action

    recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of the NHS, and at the anniversary service in Westminster Abbey we were reminded about the magical way the NHS turns “the idea of kindness into buildings ... buildings and jobs”. We also heard how “the NHS says something about who we are as a country, and who we want to be as a nation”. Both of these principles ought to be at the forefront when we

  10. Painful Journeys for veterans

    rather be able to get there under their own steam. Thanks to campaigners adding their voices, the NHS has announced it will review patient transport so that older people are given the care and support ... people to hospital isn't fit-for-purpose. Transporting older people to and from hospital costs the NHS and the Government millions of pounds a year Yet who gets help and how good that help is seems to be

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