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We do not have enough GPs, some are retiring early, and we are not training enough new ones to replace them. In addition, at the moment, many GPs are totally worn out after 18 months of dealing with COVID-19
understand that, for many people, there are lots of things that AI and other technologies can’t replace, including real human interaction or the satisfaction of completing a task yourself. That’s
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without consultation. With a blanket ban meaning no visits can take place – no garden visits, window visits or visits inside the home. This is to say nothing of the many more hundreds of thousands of
lands on the branch. If you put the set up near enough the house, you can do it from the kitchen window. “The next step, if you want to advance things, is to try and get a picture of the birds flying
restricted to home, sometimes to a room or even to their bed, so television really is a precious window on the world and crucial, sometimes only, source of entertainment and companionship. Streaming
joined Budding Friends as carers with their loved ones. Maria Today, Mike is fixing the greenhouse window, and he often comes to the allotment to mow the grass or help with planting. But his experience of
time for older people, as the celebratory air of Christmas and its opportunities to see others is replaced by cold temperatures and quiet. It’s therefore a time when it’s important to put our
On the 75th anniversary of Windrush, Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Age UK, considers the past, present and future of the Windrush Generation.