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By Christopher Phillipson Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care, UK economy Posted:
One in three workers in the UK are aged over 50 – with this figure set to rise in coming decades. Current government employment policy is to encourage over 50s to either to remain or return to work. However, the lasting impacts of COVID-19, along with caring, health, and work issues facing older workers, are […]
By Camilla Lewis, Sophie Yarker and Christopher Phillipson Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Levelling up, Urban Posted:
More than two million pensioners in the UK live below the poverty line, with many more living just above it. Many groups within the older population are at a budgetary crisis point, reflecting a combination of the long-term impacts of COVID-19, cuts affecting health and social care, and the cost-of-living crisis. In this article, Camilla […]
By Camilla Lewis, Christopher Phillipson, Sophie Yarker and Luciana Lang Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Levelling up Posted:
Older people were disproportionately affected by the emergence and spread of COVID-19, whether in hospital, the community or in care homes. Just taking the period from January to December 2020, 72,178 people died 60 days after testing positive for COVID-19 or with it mentioned on their death certificate – 67, 451 of whom were 60 […]
By Christopher Phillipson, Sophie Yarker, Patty Doran, Tine Buffel, Luciana Lang and Mhorag Goff Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care Posted:
On January 13 2021, it was reported that more than 100,000 people had died from coronavirus in the UK, with the figure for that day alone being 1,546 deaths. The UK has one of the worst coronavirus mortality rates in the world, at 151 per 100,000 people but now the roll-out of the vaccination is […]
By Sophie Yarker, Kirsty Bagnall, Tine Buffel, Patty Doran, Camilla Lewis and Christopher Phillipson Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted:
COVID-19 has forced us all to rethink how to maintain social connections in the neighbourhoods where we live and work. For the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE), this has meant a rapid rethink in how to provide services whilst observing social distancing guidelines. In this blog, Sophie Yarker and Kirsty Bagnall, along with Tine Buffel, Patty […]
By Christopher Phillipson, Camilla Lewis, Tine Buffel, Patty Doran and Sophie Yarker Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:
Older people have borne the brunt of deaths from COVID-19, whether in hospital or in care homes. At the same time, the coronavirus emergency sits alongside a crisis in many of the communities in which older people live. In this blog, Chris Phillipson, Camilla Lewis, Tine Buffel, Patty Doran and Sophie Yarker examine how the […]
By Tine Buffel, Patty Doran, Camilla Lewis, Christopher Phillipson and Sophie Yarker Filed Under: Health and Care Posted:
Social distancing has transformed the lives of everyone in society. However, some groups have been affected more than others, such as those already socially isolated, people in poor health, or those living in low-income communities. In this blog, Tine Buffel, Patty Doran, Camilla Lewis, Chris Phillipson and Sophie Yarker, from the Manchester Urban Ageing Research […]