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Category: Health and Care News

Age UK: “Millions in midlife put off exercise for life by school PE lessons”

A new campaign from Age UK is calling on the nation to “Act Now, Age Better”

April 22, 2026
A decade of life and two of healthy life expectancy: how much living in the right areas of the UK now means

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released 15 April reveals stark gaps in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest in England and Wales.

April 18, 2026
Online-only bookings are putting “Care on HOLD”

Loneliness prevention charity Re-engage launches report revealing impact of the rise of online-only GP booking systems on lonely and isolated older people.

April 7, 2026
40% of older people putting hygiene and health at risk by cutting back on water use

Around a third of people in England and Wales who are cutting back on their water usage because of cost say it is negatively affecting their health (33%) and personal hygiene (31%).

March 8, 2026
The nation’s healthy life expectancy continues to decline

The stark figures show new record lows for healthy life expectancy and a widening gap between rich and poor places.

February 20, 2026
Mr Motivator urges fitness operators to rethink services for older adults

Derrick Evans MBE, better known as Mr Motivator, has warned that the fitness industry is overlooking older adults, one of the UK’s fastest-growing populations.

February 18, 2026
Five million over 50s “think their sexual health needs are overlooked by doctors”

Age UK has launched a new initiative called “Still Got It” to promote the release of its first ever guide focused on sex, relationships and intimacy.

February 5, 2026
“Exponential increase” in people aged 65+ experiencing up to three days of “corridor care”

Shocking new analysis by Age UK for the period 2024/25 shows there were more than 100,000 instances of over-65s waiting between one and three days in A&E after a decision to admit them had been made.

January 21, 2026
All strength to your legs…

BBC features simple exercise device from AAA members Trainor Jim that “could save NHS billions”

December 17, 2025
Experiences of racism “continue to scar and disadvantage England’s Black Caribbean people in older age”

A new report from Age UK ‘Ageing while Black: the experiences of older Black Caribbean people in England’. draws on in depth interviews with older Black Caribbean people to understand more about what it’s like to age in our country while Black.

October 20, 2025

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