Wherever I lay my hat
In your May 2014 edition your contributor, Aidan Sawley, invites comments on Retirement Living from interested parties; for some time my wife and I (76 & 81 respectively) have been looking for a s ...
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Economic contribution of £61 billion by over 65s
People aged 65 and over in the UK contributed £61 billion to the economy last year through employment, informal caring and volunteering, according to a new report by Age UK. That’s equivalent to 4.6 p ...
Procrastination by goverment on challenges of our ageing society
Responding to today’s Fiscal Sustainability Report, Baroness Sally Greengross, Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) said: “The future costs of our ageing society s ...
Knee replacement surgery now significantly safer
Mortality rates in the first 45-days following knee replacement surgery have fallen dramatically since 2003, according to a National Joint Registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (NJR) study ...