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NDTi’s “Community Led Support” Spring Festival returns for 2023
The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) is once again holding a two-day spring festival returns – this year the free virtual event will be happening on 16 and 17 May.
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Calling all innovators in personal mobility solutions for an ageing population
Up to £70,000 of funding is available for an inspirational, life-enhancing idea, prototype, or plan to reimagine how personal mobility options in the UK can better support a rapidly ageing population.
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Charities and housing providers respond to Budget
This was, we were told, a Budget aimed at achieving growth and getting older people back to work. Will it succeed? And, as well as what was IN the Budget, what was left out? The votes are in from AAA members Age UK, Independent Age, Anchor Housing and The Centre for Ageing Better.
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National Care Forum calls on the Government to ring-fence funding for adult social care
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling on the Government to move away from short term emergency care funding and commit to a longer-term and co-designed funded strategy, with greater focus on community and prevention services.
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Older people dying before they get the social care they need
New analysis by Age UK has found that, on average, 79 older people died every day in England in 2021/22 while waiting for care.
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Free practical help for families and carers who worry about ageing relatives
A new free resource is now available from AAA members Age Space following research that has highlighted just how much time families and carers spend worrying about their elderly relatives.
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Act now to avoid another NHS catastrophe, warns Age UK
“The crisis in the NHS is largely a crisis in older people’s preventive care, and if we’re to avoid another catastrophic winter in nine months’ time we need to act now to fix it,” warns Age UK
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NDTi launches new research on widening care options
The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) want to hear from social care commissioners and care providers about the care options available in their local areas.
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ILC-UK calls on Government to “level the playing field on health”
People living in England’s most deprived places live, on average, 19 fewer years in good health than those in the least deprived places, and ILC UK has now called on the Government to commit to additional spending which “would level the playing field”.
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Housing and Care – new good practice guide launched
A new accessible and practical resource supports councils with their local partners to plan for and deliver the range of housing and care options needed by older people and working age adults with care/support needs.
