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Everything I know about love: Age UK launches ‘Still Got It’

To mark Valentines Day, Age UK has launched its first-ever guide challenging the stigma around love and intimacy in later life.

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Councils raise alarm over social care funding deficit

Almost half of councils responsible for social care may need emergency government funding within three

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Bradford’s new Chatty Cafe initiative to tackle loneliness

Local council and Age UK partner with Darley Street Market to provide weekly sessions at

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New strategy to tackle homelessness in the Wirral

Council approves new measures to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, to ensure that it is ‘rare, brief and

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Extra support for carers in Scotland

Additional funds, worth £520 a year, for those who care for more than one disabled

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The quiet resilience of temporary care workers

Every day across the UK, over 100,000 temporary care workers walk into homes they’ve never

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Older adults benefit from walking just 4,000 steps once a week

Older adults who walk at least 4,000 steps just once or twice a week may lower their risk of premature death by a quarter, according to a new study.

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‘Older people are living in homes that work against them’, charity warns

New research from Age UK shows more older people are findings themselves trapped in homes

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Scottish third sector faces ‘profound crisis’ without urgent government action

Leaders of health and social care organisations in Scotland’s third sector have issued an urgent

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Hundreds of thousands now using NHS App to track their prescriptions

In the ten weeks since its launch, nearly 400,000 people have now used the prescription

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RCP calls for cultural shift in palliative care

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has issued a new policy position urging government and

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Kensington and Chelsea’s adult social care deemed ‘outstanding’

The news makes the council one of the only local authorities in the country to

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Link discovered between household chemicals and type 2 diabetes

New York scientists have warned ‘forever chemicals’ in household objects could increase the risk of

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England’s maternity care needs more than a national inquiry

This week Wes Streeting unveiled plans to launch a national inquiry into NHS maternity services