Our response to the Prime Minister’s announcement today, that the Government will work to ensure that five more years of people’s lives will be healthy, independent and active by 2035, while narrowing the gap in healthy life expectancy between richest and poorest.
Duncan Selbie, CEO at Public Health England, reflects on the role of public health bodies in supporting more people in later life to contribute to their communities.
Anna Dixon, Chief Executive of the Centre for Ageing Better, comments on 'A new generational contract' the latest report by the Intergenerational Commission.
Juliet Bouverie, Chief Executive of the Stroke Association, blogs about her experience of chairing our recent Community Contributions in Later Life roundtable.
With over a third of people aged 65-74 not using the internet, 74% in that age group also say that there is nothing that would prompt them to go online in the next 12 months.
When it comes to ageing, we often forget about ordinary problems that face people as they enter later life. Meeting these seemingly minor challenges could have huge benefits for the UK’s ageing population.
