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aspects of our health and care systems (including end of life care), it has also shone a spotlight on many of our attitudes and assumptions – about how we value health and wellbeing; how we work ... lessons that stand out in my mind. Belief in a 'good death' relies on feeling valued in life I’ve spent a lot of time recently reflecting on just why so many conversations and so much of the communication
conditions get more active. Comedian and actor Bill Bailey isn’t one to take it easy. “I don’t tend to dwell on what’s happened,” he tells us. “I just keep going, and ... found time to release multiple books, hike around the UK in his Perfect Pub Walks series, and dazzle on the dancefloor by winning Strictly in 2020. But today he’s speaking to Age UK about national
continue. The 75-year-old actor is currently appearing in Operation Mincemeat, the big screen account of one of the fascinating episodes of World War II, as well as making a film version of the popular novel ... terribly boring. In fact, it’s quite boring when you do it! When you’re sitting around, doing one of those endless dinner scenes with the camera moving around, by the end you think: ‘Oh, anything
We have to take it one day at a time The Age UK Health Influencing team reveals new findings into the health, care and wellbeing of people aged 50-59. Over the past three years, Age UK has conducted six ... six pieces of research into older people’s health and care. Initially, this focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which revealed how much older people were struggling with accessing healthcare