New evidence review supports current UK Chief Medical Officers’ guidance of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity as well as strength exercises on two or more days a week.
Mayor Andy Burnham announces the launch of Festival of Ageing and the Mayoral Age-Friendly Communities Challenge to identify age-friendly places and projects.
Many people oversimplify when they talk about age cohorts like ‘baby-boomers’ and ‘Gen X-ers’, which can lead to misconceptions about how people of ‘a certain age’ think and behave.
To turn the NHS from a ‘national illness service’ that simply reacts to diseases into one that actively improves population health, we need a focus on four key areas.
Life in a hospital might seem monotonous or repetitive but it gives many people hope that things will improve, even if it takes patience and hard work.
NHS England should be making bold commitments to healthy ageing in its long-term plan. Ageing Better suggests ideas for actions it could take and some areas for action with others.