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  1. Resources for further research

    you have to register to access the data, but it is free - just click on the Register button in Login box. This covers ages 65+. For ages 16 - 64, see the parallel site  PANSI. Projecting Older People:

  2. Your hospital stay

    contact details of the doctor who referred you all the medicines you normally take, in their original boxes if possible (if you have a card with details of your treatment, take this too) a notebook and pen ... hospital and put items you use regularly within easy reach – such as your TV remote control, box of tissues or basic painkillers. Stock up on drinks and foods that are easy to prepare and will last

  3. NHS continuing healthcare

    continuing healthcare there are different options open to you. Appeal the decision The ICB letter explaining the decision should tell you how to appeal.  If you're not happy with a Checklist decision you ... an independent review of your case. Ask for a referral to the local authority If you decide not to appeal or the decision isn't overturned, you can ask to be referred to your local authority. They'll

  4. Reforming the Windrush Compensation Scheme

    Compensation Scheme by: Removing administration from the Home Office Processing applications and appeals quicker Improving training for case workers and consistency between cases Improve routes to challenge

  5. The significance of stories

    impact of the cost of living on older people to the nation as part of The Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal last year. James’ story helped us spread the word about the support our advice line can offer ... allowance so his household budget – and weight – are now back on track. As part of the same appeal, Norman spoke movingly about dementia slowly turning his wife of more than 40 years into a stranger

  6. Switched Off: What next?

    crucial, sometimes only, source of entertainment and companionship.  Streaming services versus 'the box in the corner' And it is not just that extreme old age is ‘other’, it’s that many older people’s lifestyles ... online via mobile devices than through sitting through an entire scheduled programme showing on the ‘box in the corner’ – a certain number of blockbuster series excepting. There’s a risk therefore that the

  7. 10 things MPs can do for older constituents during the coronavirus crisis

    residents in your area and shout out your local Age UK. Age UK has launched a Coronavirus Emergency Appeal aiming to raise £10 million to provide vital support and services at this crucial time. Find out

  8. Worried about someone's driving?

    talk to them about it. It may help you to discuss the issue with them if you put yourself in their shoes and think about what the impact would be on your day-to-day life if you had to give up driving. Driving

  9. Remembering the Holocaust

    very small doll named little Susie and a book about a gang of child detectives called Heavens, My Shoes. On the 44-hour journey through Europe, they had to change trains three times, and were searched head

  10. Dementia-friendly communities

    inclusive for people with dementia by introducing colour and music to exercise sessions or reminiscence boxes and memory balls. We weren’t looking to expand activities, but [the consultant support] changed

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