Calling all Skipton Building Society eligible members - please vote Age UK as your next charity partner! It's your chance to show older people they’ve not been forgotten 💜

See what we could achieve together: bit.ly/3x71sKg

.Age UK talk to #ITVTonight about how loneliness of older people can potentially lead to financial abuse...

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Fraud: Ripping Off The Elderly | ITV1 | 8:30pm

Aberdeen to Lerwick by ferry was the worst journey I have ever been on. I’m still scarred 39 years later! 🤢

Not sure you’re claiming all the benefits you are entitled to? Contact us today and we can perform a free benefit check. Find out more here: ageuk.org.uk/calderdaleandk…

#WarmHomes

I’m actually ok with beards. I just have an issue with the racism, corruption, lies, stupidity, incompetence, criminality, delinquency, arrogance and lack of integrity and accountability.

How are people aged 50+ faring with their health and care needs? Read the latest Age UK report ‘We have to take it one day at a time’ here: ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/a…

Our new report launches today as part of our #SpreadTheWarmth campaign aimed at highlighting the enormous challenges faced by many millions of people aged 50+ during winter.

Read the full report and how you can support our work here: bit.ly/3tOccMs

Early start today attending a breakfast roundtable Nuffield Trust on the role of the GP in Modern #GeneralPractice .

I come armed with the latest Age UK report by Lis Boulton 🌹 'We have to take it one day at a time'

ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/a…

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47% (around 12.1 million)

The NAIF 2023 annual report on 2022 clinical data is now available! Thank you to all teams that work tirelessly & input data!
Read the report here: shorturl.at/dtBC9 and join us 23 November for the live launch webinar
#InpatientFalls #PatientSafety

The conflict in Israel and Gaza is deeply troubling and my heart goes out to the families of all those innocent lives lost on both sides.

Hamas’s terror attack on Israel was absolutely barbaric and cannot be justified.

The indiscriminate bombing of civilians in Gaza is also

📣 Home from Hospital Support Wanted! 📣

We are looking for a friendly Hospital Support Worker to transport clients in our vehicles from Dewsbury Hospital to their home, providing support to settle them in and ensuring they are safe, secure and comfortable.

JCP in West Yorks

Very happy to recommend that trainees in all specialties are supported to recognise that most users of the NHS are old, and many older people live with some degree of frailty. Protocol directed care isn't right for them.
So we all need to be a little bit of a geriatrician.

A reminder of the useful ‘ipsedixitist’ (19th century): one who firmly asserts that something is true because another person said so, with no other evidence to back it up.

#luxurybeliefs

Great start to the The Gold Standards Framework conference hearing from Lis Boulton 🌹 about our ageing demographics, complexity of need in older people & levels of unmet need. #socialcarematterstousall

Our first speaker of the day is Lis Boulton 🌹 from Age UK, talking about ageing now and in the future #Ageing #EndOfLifeCare

📢 We're conducting our 2023 round of research about older people's mental and physical health.

We want to hear from older people and from friends and family who want to share their loved ones' experiences on their behalf.

📝 Take part now: bit.ly/3YW8MSE

3.4 million older people are locked out of essential services and support because they don't have a smart phone. Which is why we’re launching a new campaign to urge the Government to make public services accessible to all!

Join here: campaigns.ageuk.org.uk/page/135031/pe… #OfflineAndOverlooked

A Tory MP wants a minister for men. How about one for white people, heterosexuals and the upper classes? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The early symptoms of a heart attack don't always feel severe.

A squeezing across the chest. A feeling of unease.

It's never too early to call 999 and describe your symptoms.

nhs.uk/HeartAttack