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Category: Health and Care News

Stigma and “stiff-upper lips” preventing access to mental health support

New research published by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) finds that serious mental health conditions are hampering older people’s ability to live more fulfilling long lives.

March 20, 2025
Charity advancing dementia research gets £200,000 boost

Bath-based charity and Research Institute for Brain Health, ReMind UK, has received £200k in funding over two years from philanthropist, John Osborn CBE.

March 20, 2025
Age UK: Many older women experience glaring inequalities

More than one third of women aged 50+ (36%) 4.1 million in England have experienced discrimination on the grounds of their age, sex or race.

March 11, 2025
“Walkers” aim to end the stigma of unstylish mobility aids

A young design company has come up with a light and stylish new walker mobility aid, inspired by an octogenarian, that will appeal to anyone who values form as well as function.

February 3, 2025
Increased NI contributions will “wipe out” essential services from charities

Age UK says that some essential services which help highly vulnerable older people, and their families and unpaid carers, will be forced to scale down or close.

February 3, 2025
Access Social Care wins landmark judgement ordering Government to reveal social care data

Legal rights charity Access Social Care has won a “landmark court case” which will force two Government departments to reveal important information around the decision-making processes which determine funding for adult social care.

November 24, 2024
NDTi and NIHR win European award for community-led research

NDTi’s Community Led Support (CLS) programme, in partnership with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded research team led by the University of Birmingham, has won a prestigious European Social Services Award (ESSA).

November 24, 2024
World first gives hope to millions at risk of sight loss

Age Action Alliance members, Bristol-based Siloton, have announced a major technology breakthrough which will make it far easier to access vital equipment to detect eye conditions affecting 5% of the world’s population – including many older people. Improved diagnosis and treatment for eye diseases affecting the sight of millions across the globe has taken a…

November 23, 2024
Lottery award makes peer mentoring stroke project possible

A pioneering project to support stroke-affected people in the Bristol area in their recovery journey is being made possible with £20,000 funding from the National Lottery.

October 23, 2024
Two million older people now have some unmet need for social care

New Age UK report finds older people are often struggling due to insufficient access to high quality NHS treatment, as well as social care, and that the system is currently under-prepared for population ageing.

September 27, 2024

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