New marketing campaign encourages people to talk to ageing parents about future care needs
A new multi-channel marketing campaign has been launched after data revealed that nearly two-thirds of people are unwilling to talk to their elderly parents about future…
The NHS and government could save over £2.5bn caring for older people this winter, report says
A new report has been released to set out how the health and social care system can work better this winter by avoiding unnecessary hospital…
Two-thirds of social care leaders say community-based care and support is not widely available
According to a new report, social care leaders say improving care at home; more sheltered, extra care, and dementia-focussed housing; investment in crisis resolution; intermediate…
37 percent expect to be regularly using AI at the doctors or in hospital by 2030, according to BSI
A study has revealed a ‘confidence gap’ linked to low levels of public trust in technology that it says could risk preventing the UK from…
77 percent do not believe the NHS is prepared to meet the needs of an ageing population
New polling data from Ipsos and the Health Foundation has revealed that the majority of the public believe the NHS is not prepared to meet…
Guest article: How can technology and education help us to meet the needs of an ageing society
Andy Hart, Training and Consultancy Manager at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses the importance of educating health and social care professionals about the benefits of technology in…
Academia, NHS organisations and council work together to support healthy ageing in Newcastle
A cutting-edge £500m development supporting the understanding, care and innovation of products and services for an ageing population has been given the go-ahead in Newcastle.…
Negative attitudes towards older people perpetuate damaging views of later life, report finds
Language used across society to describe ageing and older people, including narratives around elderly people being a ‘burden’ on health and social care, risks ‘damaging…
43 percent of people say ageing population is a major social issue, research shows
Skills shortages, an ageing population and investment in new tech - these are the key issues that the UK's public sector will need to address…
Research shows many over-70s are tech-savvy but left out in the design of online public sector services
Despite older people embracing technology to take advantage of online services, a new study from Civica has found that just 31 percent of public sector…