Tuesday 10 September 2013

Commissioner for older people urged

The views of older people could soon be represented within Government by a dedicated commissioner, tasked with encouraging ministers to focus policy and decision-making on preparing for an ageing...

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Charity calls for more action on community transport

The Scottish Government has responded to the findings of the Scottish Parliament Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee's inquiry into the future of community transport.  Transport and...

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Wider dementia diagnosis criticised

Older people are having to endure unnecessary investigation and potentially harmful treatment for something that is probably just simply part of ageing, experts warn.

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We are entering the era of the age wars, warns former minister

Older people risk being cast as villains in an "age war" because Britain is unprepared for an increasingly elderly population, the former Care Minister has said.        

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Elderly 'in need of a champion to protect them'

PENSIONERS need a champion to protect them from being treated as second-class citizens, a former minister has claimed.        

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