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Could you, or someone you know in the Bristol area, give a few hours a week helping stroke-affected people apply for benefits? Ideally you'd be from a financial, welfare or social services background, but full training is provided. Do please share! bristolafterstroke.org.uk/articles/recru…

C'mon Birmingham Live. Wake up...

This augers well... theguardian.com/politics/artic…

A video I put together for Bristol After Stroke. Hope you like it!

Just set up my Bluesky account. If you follow me here I have the equivalent handle over there!

Regaining my faith in social media having set up an account on #Bluesky. If you're on there too, do follow Tony Watts OBE there and I'll follow back.

If you are interested in the later life agenda, the latest newsletter from the Age Action Alliance – packed with news, views and knowledge from our 200+ members – has just hit the e-streets. #ageing #olderpeople #laterlife mailchi.mp/2da2f2bab482/a…

Today's speech by Keir Starmer will be a sobering reminder the govt has 5 key 'missions' and #socialcare isn't one of them. But the missions can't be fully delivered without social care and ultimately the govt will have to grasp that. Quick thread. news.sky.com/story/sir-keir…

One of a series of short videos I made to celebrate some of the inspirational stroke survivors being helped for the local stroke charity I work with.

The website for my new novel, Mary McShane: Psychic Detective is now live! marymcshane.com Do have a gander if #detectivenovels or #psychic subjects press your buttons. And here is the cover...

Lead story in today's Later Life AGEnda - the Housing & Ageing Alliance's open letter to ministers, exhorting them to action the recommendations of the Older People's Housing Taskforce. Shout out to Mario Ambrosi for all his hard work on this! mailchi.mp/theageactional…

NI contributions for charities: a classic case of shooting oneself in the foot - lead story in today's Later Life AGEnda mailchi.mp/theageactional…

Do you know any inspirational over 70s? Maybe in Charity/Community/Arts/Education… The Times/Sternberg Active life Awards is looking for nominations by feb 28th and would love to hear from you. Just email a short statement of their achievements to [email protected]

Mary McShane: Psychic Detective – All the thrills of a detective novel, with added chills down the spine… “I could not put it down. "It had me gripped with the interesting cases.” “I was hooked from the first chapter.” "Loads to enjoy and absorb.” amzn.eu/d/eQSeSZx

🎉 Join us at the Move It or Lose It Annual Healthy Ageing Conference! 🎉 For all fitness professionals, health enthusiasts, and those working with older adults—this is your chance to learn from the experts and take your knowledge to the next level. 🧠💪 📅 When: Friday 19th

The Future of Business is Intergenerational un.org/youthaffairs/e…

Absolutely.

Fed up with headlines claiming #socialcare is responsible for specific - and usually high - numbers of delayed discharge? After crunching the data we can say that… we just don’t know the true figure, because we stopped asking. Time to start again, though. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Really important story for all my Bristol contacts: the numbers of life-changing strokes are on the rise, and 36% of those having strokes in the city are of working age - a big risk to organisational resilience. Yet 90% of strokes are preventable. bristolafterstroke.org.uk/articles/raisi…

Looking forward to this great event to talk about the importance of healthy ageing- for the nation as well as individuals!