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Information on health for older people, including factsheets, books, articles, audio tapes, videos, websites. Either download online below, or order directly from the publisher.
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What can be expected of Health & Social Care Services in Wales, and how to get further information...
Explains how age can affect the health of older people, provides some general information and statistics about older people's health and explains some of the most common illnesses in more detail....

Findings from the research team from the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol from an evaluation of Supporting People Health Pilots commissioned by the ODPM...

This sets out the 8 priority standards for the health & delivery of health care, i.e. Rooting out age discrimination, Person-centred care, Intermediate care, General hospital care, Strokes, Falls, Men...
Information about older men's health, and the issues...
Database including a directory of self-help groups, patient groups & other organisations involved in health related matters. It contains a large number of patient information leaflets about all aspect...

The ODPM, now DCLG commissioned a research team from the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol to undertake an evaluation of Supporting People Health Pilots....