Debora Price
@gerontologyuk
Gerontologist: ageing and the lifecourse, well-being in later life, social policy for an ageing society.
Also ❤️ @UKDataService.
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18-01-2010 14:39:51
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NEWS | University of Liverpool & Newcastle University researchers have been awarded £1.5m to establish the first national network dedicated to finding solutions to inequalities in dementia diagnosis and care. Funded by Alzheimer's Society, Economic and Social Research Council & National Institute for Health and Care Research More⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/07/08/1-5…
Feels completely unacceptable from BBC News (UK) - health and social care are interdependent systems, and he is indeed SoS for Health *& Social Care*. Not hard to acknowledge and very important in public discourse. What's the actual problem here? #health #socialcare Wes Streeting MP
What pushes unpaid #carers into #poverty? A new report from Joseph Rowntree Foundation using data from Understanding Society. "Unpaid carers transition into poverty at a higher rate than adults overall, and exit poverty at a lower rate once there." jrf.org.uk/care/what-push…
Oh, but this is just delicious 'Thank you to those individuals who donated their own teeth to my study...' Read and rejoice! Lev Parikian nature Dr Lorraine Wilson @jonerskine51 science.anu.edu.au/news-events/ne…
We are delighted with this major new Nuffield Foundation grant for a longitudinal cohort to generate novel insights on wellbeing in later life. Fab team Jamilla Hussain Debora Price Fliss Murtagh Rebecca Hawkins 💙 Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT UoM School of Social Sciences CoDE (Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity) School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh Hull York Medical School
🏆We're delighted to announce the winners of this year's UKDataService Dissertation Award! Congratulations to Emma Chaplin, Gabriela Mihaylova and James Marris. You can read more about the winning entries below: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2024/07/22/win… #UKDSDissertations
We're delighted to announce that Steve McEachern (Steve McEachern) will be taking over as our new Director this month. You can read more about Steve and his vision for the UK Data Service below 👇ukdataservice.ac.uk/2024/08/12/ukd…
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I was pleased to write this piece for Corporate Adviser reflecting on 10 years covering #pensions for the Financial Times. It covers the high and low moments, and ends on a call for those involved in #pensions to stand up for savers. corporate-adviser.com/josephine-cumb…
Two interesting things in this Homecare Association report on Care Quality Commission: 1) the huge increase in the number of home care providers 2) the big fall in the number inspected. Together, they raise important Qs about CQC capacity and LA commissioning. Thread. theguardian.com/society/articl…
Thoughtful report from Prison Reform Trust on the implications of the growing numbers of older people in prisons. One of its recommendations is to trial ‘secure #socialcare in the community’ for prisoners with e.g. dementia, though it notes this would be controversial.
Interested in co-production and co-creation? Join us in person at the University of Manchester on Wed 11 Sept 12pm for a thought-provoking discussion with leading experts from Amsterdam and Auckland on the ethical challenges in building age-friendly communities. UoM School of Social Sciences