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accompanies this. Loneliness can have a serious impact on older people’s physical and mental health too. Research has shown that it has an equivalent risk factor for early mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day ... their involvement in the programme, contact info@ac-ts.org.uk 19 During the programme the Age UK Research Team developed an interactive map that shows the relative risk of loneliness across neighbourhoods
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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively focused on later life. We support and assist a network of 170 local Age UKs throughout
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their families and carers through its helpline and local offices. You can contact Join Dementia Research through the helpline. Dementia support line: 0333 150 3456. England: www.alzheimers.org.uk. Wales: ... Tel: 0300 123 3084. Email: info@dlf.org.uk. www.livingmadeeasy.org.uk. Research Institute for Disabled Consumers. National research charity providing independent information to older and disabled consumers
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collaborative working. Baroness Jolly introduced the second speaker, Ingrid Koehler, Senior Policy Researcher at the Local Government Information Unit. Ingrid Koehler – Ingrid began by explaining that social
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however the role needs to extend beyond the Strategy. Engagement in public policy should include research, evidence collection, responding to consultations, sharing market insight with relevant government
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delivery is the need to provide appropriate support to help people back to work where this is possible. Research commissioned by Age UK has highlighted the difficulties that some older jobseekers experience with
