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  1. Older people's policy is now a mess

    the state of the NHS. In his response, the Secretary of State for Health and Care, Wes Streeting MP, explained that there were three big shifts that we need to engineer to put the NHS on an even keel for ... medical attention from community health services and hospitals. It’s the last thing they or the NHS need. Government structures should better reflect older people's lives Why wasn’t this blatant

  2. Sexual health

    with an STI don’t experience symptoms. You can find your nearest sexual health clinic via the NHS website If you and your partner are in a committed, exclusive relationship, you might choose not to

  3. No Place Like Home

    could find £10 billion to improve all of the 3.5 million 'poor' homes in England, this would save the NHS £1.4 billion in first year treatment costs alone (BRE Trust, 2010). Based on existing trends, the scale

  4. Paying for care

    eligible for financial help from the council. Residential care Care at home   'Care isn't like the NHS so you don't get it for free' Caroline Abrahams, Age UK Charity Director, talks about the cost of care

  5. Conditions and illnesses

    Information and advice about age related illnesses like dementia, eye health, footcare and incontinence

  6. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in BAME communities

    there are not official statistics on the ethnicity of people who have been offered a vaccine. However, NHS England data show that, as of 21 February, more than three quarters of people who had been vaccinated

  7. Smoking

    and options include: prescribed medications nicotine products such as gum, lozenges or patches local NHS Stop Smoking Service – one-on-one or group support combined with stop smoking medications or

  8. Transport services for older people

    transport services for older people in some parts of the country. These either take the form of: Wheelchair-accessible minibus services Befriending schemes, where the befriender is a travelling companion

  9. Transport concessions for disabled people

    dial-a-ride, or taxicard schemes. Shopmobility schemes help people shop in town centres by lending wheelchairs and scooters. You could also contact your local council or your local Age UK to find out about

  10. Recovering from coronavirus

    coronavirus , with advice on managing side effects, including coughs, breathlessness, and low energy. NHS Your Covid Recovery helps you to understand what has happened and what you might expect as part of ... plasma If you feel able to travel to a donor centre, you can also considering donating plasma to the NHS trial of plasma as a treatment for COVID.

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