The publication of ‘Disparities in the risk and outcomes from COVID-19’ by Public Health England lays bare, once again major inequalities relating to age, gender, geography, deprivation, ethnicity and … [Read more...]
THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO SAY
‘From slippered pantaloon to zimmered malcontent’
What the papers have been saying – Week ending March 7th High profile advocates for people with dementia and their families, are having a difficult time. Now we have Professor June Andrews OBE (for … [Read more...]
Shorter lives, more struggle
What the papers have said at the end of February There is one main topic for the week, introduced by Sarah Bosely in ‘Austerity linked to life expectancy' … [Read more...]
Death, discrimination and deprivation
Noticed in the newspapers: week ending 11.1.2020 Letters: Bags of Life (and more) Frank Cartwright tells of the response from a till girl when he asked if a bag was guaranteed to outlast him: … [Read more...]
House of Lords Inquiry
House of Lords asks about illness-free later life The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's inquiry on ageing, science, technology and healthy living sought evidence from interested … [Read more...]
