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

    Vaccines: Where? When? How? If you have questions about receiving your COVID-19 vaccine, then Joel Lewis, Age UK's Policy Manager, is here to answer them. With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gathering pace ... regarding when and how they'll be contacted, and what to do if they haven't. Plus, with headlines about 'vaccine scams' appearing, it's important to understand how the process works and what you should

  2. Things to think about when making Christmas plans

    The questions families should be asking themselves to make an informed decision about plans this Christmas.

  3. How much do we know about sex in later life?

    Let's talk about sex... Research tells us that intimacy remains important in later life, but is there enough sexual health care and support available for older people? Physical activity is vital in later ... healthy, but what about sex? It’s the most natural expression of affection, but what role does it play in our lives as we get older? How can it help us stay healthy as we age? Talking about sex Insights into

  4. How to make a complaint about a care home

    The majority of care homes are very well run and provide excellent care. However, occasionally you might have issues. Age UK explains how to make complaints.

  5. How to make a complaint about an energy company

    resulting from switching supplier or tariff faulty meters issues with their website. For complaints about power cuts or connection problems, you should contact your distribution network operator, which is the

  6. How to complain about care to your local council

    If you want to challenge a decision regarding your care or you have a complaint about the care you’ve received, you have certain rights. Find out more from Age UK.

  7. What we know now about older victims of domestic abuse

    survivors, 74,000 were aged 75 or older, and so were in the age group that the ONS didn’t ask about domestic abuse until Age UK – along with our brilliant campaigners – convinced them to ... We know that many older victims of domestic abuse don’t recognise themselves as such, so we worry that these ONS statistics might be underestimates. It is common for victim-survivors of domestic abuse

  8. What do older people think about access to cash?

    highlights. Age UK has heard many times over the past 15 months about the issues older people have faced in managing their money. We’ve heard about the impact of the pandemic on accessing cash and face-to-face ... be able to get out if the chiropodist can’t call on me. The Government [doesn't] need to worry about me getting out, as l will not be able to walk with my condition – l have a chronic foot condition

  9. 4 NHS plans for 2025 that professionals should know about

    Age UK's Health Influencing team explains the importance of 4 key NHS guidance documents and how they might hint at the Government's upcoming 10 year plan.

  10. Key advice when thinking about going abroad in 2021

    than ten million people in the UK having had two vaccine doses, many of us have started thinking about going abroad this summer. But is it too soon? Here's what to weigh up. Update: From today (Monday ... restrictions in the UK continue to ease and more of us have been vaccinated, many are beginning to think about planning travel overseas. Age UK’s Consumer Policy Manager Joel Lewis and Head of Research Libby

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