While we are living longer than ever before, not everyone benefits equally from longer lifespans. People in the most deprived circumstances can expect to spend 20 fewer years in good health than those who are better off. And many of us, wherever we live and whatever our income, may have mental or physical health conditions and functional limitations as we age that we need to manage well to enjoy a high quality of later life.
To promote healthy ageing, Ageing Better and Public Health England are working with partners across England to develop and share good practice.
The growing number of signatories includes organisations across the health, housing, employment, research and voluntary sectors – including Age UK, NHS England, and the Department of Health and Social Care.
Signatories commit to five key principles:
- Putting prevention first and ensuring timely access to services and support
- Removing barriers and creating more opportunities for older adults to contribute to society
- Ensuring good homes and communities to help people remain healthy, active and independent in later life
- Narrowing inequalities in healthy ageing
- Challenging ageist and negative language, culture and practices
Read the consensus statement in full and find out more about our series of events driving policy and practice for healthy ageing.
