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  1. Our history

    situation of older people from ethnic minority groups and began to develop services for these groups. Help the Aged continued to develop successful fundraising and awareness-raising initiatives, including ... leadership in areas like campaigning and policy. In 2001, Help the Aged merged with Research into Ageing. The charity continued to build on its research and policy work, and in 2005 it took a new strategic

  2. Looking after your health and money this winter

    there are lots of things you can do to stay well this winter. Here are some of our top tips. The development of this information was supported by an educational grant from Seqirus.

  3. Spokespeople

    Abrahams – Charity Director Caroline oversees Age UK’s influencing work and positioning, covering policy and research, public affairs and campaigns, engagement with older people, media and PR and (charity) ... spokesperson. Before joining Age UK she worked in the voluntary sector, as a senior civil service and policy advisor, and for the Local Government Association. A former chair of the End Child Poverty campaign

  4. 4 NHS plans for 2025 that professionals should know about

    recently published document with implications for health and care in 2025/26 is the Better Care Fund policy framework. The Better Care Fund (BCF) was introduced 10 years ago to help facilitate support and ... support people to live safely at home following a spell in hospital . The 2025/26 Better Care Fund policy framework aims to reinforce the role of voluntary sector partners in helping people to stay at home

  5. Centres for Ageing Research

    Vitality Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) (Lancaster University) Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) Centre for Research into the Older Workforce Centre for Research on Ageing (University

  6. Ambitions for later life programme

    transition? The value of this type of programme is clear from the evaluation report, so we will look to develop and run similar programmes in the future – particularly ones which offer a high level of home visits ... however, we urgently need more funding. Consilium Data Protection Policy.pdf (PDF 96 KB) Wavehill Data Protection Consent Forms IT Security Policy.pdf (PDF 521 KB) Information Protocol - Fair Processing Notice

  7. The future for social care

    mentioning it as a footnote but apparently putting it at the centre of his domestic policy agenda (though admittedly his foreign policy agenda rather dwarfs it). After the last two plus years in which Prime Minister ... inclined to gloom after so many disappointments, is the idea that “there is a clear plan [they] have developed”. What’s that? The Green Paper? A project that passed through so many official, adviser and Ministerial

  8. International Women's Day 2023

    ensuring that all experiences are recognised Alysha is the Head of Organisation, Culture and People Development at Age UK. Part of her role focuses on supporting employees’ wellbeing and individual needs ... different, but I want all employees to feel compassionately supported by their managers and workplace policies, so that we can all feel happier – in and out of work.” Lucy is advocating for a fair

  9. Coronavirus: the steps to a vaccine

    vaccine is widely available. As Dr Elizabeth Webb explains, there is a careful process for the development of vaccines, to ensure they make us immune, and are safe. How does immunity work? When a germ, ... of the germ, or are based on the germ’s genetic material. How are vaccines developed? There is a careful process for developing vaccines, to ensure they make us immune, and are safe. In the initial exploratory

  10. Age UK successfully campaigns for older victims of APP scams

    Fighting fraud John Kamoto, Policy and Research Officer for Age UK, discusses the steps being taken to help older people stay safe from scams. Fraud is on the rise, with criminal methods more sophisticated ... demonstrate their good intentions by investing in the latest fraud detection technologies, developing policies and procedures for protecting their customers, and supporting customers who have fallen victim

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