Age UK response to yesterday’s Budget
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, said: Health and social care “The confirmation of additional funding for the NHS is good news for health services, but the failure today to bolster ...
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Older people waiting far too long for essential social care
New figures from Age UK show an escalating social care crisis in England with 2,431,120 bed days lost to the NHS between June 2010 and March 2015 as people wait too long for vital social care. Not onl ...
Live well with dementia
There are currently over 800,000 people living with dementia in the UK – a figure which is predicted to hit one million within the next five years. However, recent research shows that access to suppor ...
Your chance to have your say
With the failings of the NHS very much in the news with blame being apportioned across the board, this should be a time when we take stock of the services provided and be aware of our own responsibili ...