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Older People’s Events During Edinburgh Festival Time!
In Scotland, the world’s biggest arts festival starts today. As always I’ll spend some time through there over the month and try and take in some shows/events etc. with my family. So what might be...
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More Insights into Global Ageing
On Universal Health Coverage Day, which fell on the 12th. of December 2018, HelpAge International and the AARP Foundation launched Global AgeWatch Insights 2018, a new report that analyses older...
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A Fairer Scotland for Older People: Our New Framework for Action
In another “under the BBC’s/National media radar production”, the Scottish Government this week released its new framework aimed at challenging the inequalities older people face as they age in...
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Time to Raise the Equality Flag (Again!)
Late again with this post. Not sure now why I promised a new post every Friday when now I rarely manage to post it on time. Enough moaning about my own tardiness, this is more important! Earlier this...
View ArticleMore Insight into Gender Equality and Health
Today The Lancet has published a series of papers on on Gender Equality, Norms, and Health. This is a collection of five papers, led by Gary Darmstadt of the Stanford King Center on Global Development...
View ArticleSix Ways Carers Can Fight Burnout
I missed a post again last week and I’ve also missed another Friday since. This is possibly the longest break between posts in the 3 plus years I have hosted my own Blog. Unfortunately that means that...
View ArticleEveryday Ageism! Time to #retireageism
According to a new report published last week, which surveyed 4,000 UK adults and analysed thousands of tweets and blogposts in the UK one in 30 people admitted to regularly discriminating against...
View Article#britgerontology Statement on COVID-19
Well, I said I thought I would post something about Coronovirus in my next Blog, so I’ll keep my promise. This however does not come from me this is the statement released on the 20th. of March 2020...
View ArticleFor Carers in Scotland During #Lockdown
Yes folks, this is what I look like! With Dr Barbara Sharp a friend and colleague. Anyone who knows me will be aware that I have great admiration for everyone who is an informal (unpaid) carer,...
View ArticleRespecting Human Rights During Treatment @MentalWelfare
This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2020 #mentalhealthawarenessweek and lets remember that it’s OK not to be OK and it is always OK to ask for help. The theme for this week has been #KindnessMatters...
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