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Optimising co-design to create better life outcomes

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9 Sep 2020

The UK needs to design products with older people, carers and communities in mind rather than retrofitting to poorly understood needs.

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What do we know about health inequalities of older BAME groups?

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Nayyara Tabassum
2 Sep 2020

Although COVID-19 has shone a light on health inequalities among older ethnic minority groups, there's still lots that we don't know.

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How can we create products that really work for everyone?

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Ed Warner
1 Sep 2020

What does good accessible design look like? And how can we ensure that these products are widely available and effective for everyone?

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The research revolution in startups

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1 Sep 2020

Innovation – and especially 'venture research' – has a key role to play in how society responds to the age shift we're experiencing in the UK.

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Ethnic inequalities among over 50s revealed in new research

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Centre for Ageing Better
19 Aug 2020

New data shows Black people in their 50s and 60s have significantly lower weekly income than their White peers, are less likely to own their home outright and are more likely to live in deprived areas.

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Jane Portas appointed trustee at Centre for Ageing Better

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Centre for Ageing Better
18 Aug 2020

Jane Portas, a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ financial services and business advisory experience, takes up new trustee role.

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Digital by default

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Yehia Nasr 2
13 Aug 2020

Newly released stats from the ONS show at the beginning of 2020, nearly a fifth of over 65s hadn’t used the internet within the last three months.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Urgent action needed to bridge digital divide in event of second lockdown

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Aug 2020

With nearly a fifth of over 65s not using the internet, much more action is needed to support older people in preparation for a possible second lockdown.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

When I'm 64 - A strategy to tackle poverty before state pension age
Fabian Society
17 Apr 2024
This report outlines the problem and strategies towards addressing pre-state pension age poverty.
Supported housing in England: Estimating need and costs to 2040
National Housing Federation
1 Apr 2024
This paper outlines the importance of increasing the availability of supported housing in England, particularly for older people.
Health disparities among LGBTQ+ older adults: Challenges and resources. A systematic review
Telzazzi, I. and Colombo, B., Journal of Health Social Science
30 Mar 2024
This review outlines evidence on the health disparities experienced by LGBTQ+ older adults.

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