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COVID-19 inquiry must get to the heart of pandemic ageism

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Carole Easton
14 Jun 2023

This week the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has held its first public hearing, launching an investigation scheduled to last at least until 2026.

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Need for social care army would be reduced with better quality, safer homes

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Carole Easton
12 Jun 2023

The government has launched a new scheme whereby volunteers will help support patients as they are released from hospital back into their homes.

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Consistency is a mark of authenticity: Tackling ageism in the world of fashion

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Emma Twyning
6 Jun 2023

Ageing Better’s Director for Communications and Policy, Emma Twyning, discusses her conversation with the founder of Ageism Is Never In Style & The Bias Cut, Jacynth Bassett.

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NCVO joins Age-friendly Employer Pledge programme recognising the value of older workers

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Centre for Ageing Better
6 Jun 2023

The civil society membership community becomes the 153rd employer to sign the Centre for Ageing Better scheme

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Latest Ageing Better image library collection offers glamorous and realistic response to poor representation of older women  

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Centre for Ageing Better
1 Jun 2023

The need for better representation is highlighted by new survey we have carried out jointly which reveals nearly nine in ten (88%) women say over 50s are represented ‘poorly’ in adverts, films and on TV.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Age-positive photography competition - winning entries announced

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Centre for Ageing Better
31 May 2023

The Centre for Ageing Better and global stock image library Alamy have announced the winners of their joint photography competition to demonstrate the diversity of older age groups.

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To preserve the NHS, we must limit the causes of poor health throughout people’s lives

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Carole Easton
26 May 2023

This week Sir Keir Starmer gave a speech on the future of country’s health system, promising under a Labour government there would be a new direction for the NHS, that would fix the fundamentals, renew its purpose and make it fit for the future.

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The Centre for Ageing Better welcomes passing of new Carer’s Leave Act

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 May 2023

The new legislation requiring employers to provide a week’s unpaid leave for carers could make a real difference in helping older workers to balance work and caring duties.

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Latest research from others

Climate change and healthy ageing: An assessment of the impact of climate hazards on older people
Prina, M., et al., Journal of Global Health
24 May 2024
This paper reviews international evidence on the current and future impacts of climate change on older people. The review identifies a wide range of climate related hazards and outlines varying…
A narrative case study of an older disabled Muslim woman during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
Alnamnakani, A., Frontiers in Sociology
17 Apr 2024
The study explores the experiences and perceptions of an older, disabled, Muslim woman living in UK, providing insight into intersecting experiences of discrimination. Based on multiple narrative…
In-person interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness
Welch, V., et al., Campbell Systematic Reviews
20 May 2024
This paper summaries evidence on interventions to mitigate social isolation and loneliness, including for older people.

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