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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Andrew Harrop, Head of Public Policy for Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: 'While the overall standards of care have improved from last year, it's not acceptable that ratings for care homes for older people are lagging behind homes for younger age groups. The report clearly shows that many service providers are still not up to scratch on basic standards of care that are vital for the...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... each year. "Take-up levels have remained stubbornly static," laments Age Concern's head of policy, Andrew Harrop. "If all the unclaimed money was put directly into the pockets of the people who are entitled to it, 700,000 pensioners would be lifted out of poverty at a stroke." And there's the thing. Call me cynical, but if all that money was claimed, it almost certainly would not...
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Jesus Lives! (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... and the Department for Work and Pensions, rely on cheques to make millions of payments each year. Andrew Harrop, head of public policy at Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: ‘Many older people use cheques and cash for all their transactions and are uncomfortable with alternative payment methods, such as credit or debit cards with PIN numbers. ‘To prevent older people becoming financially...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
"To end this national scandal, the Government must do much more to tackle fuel poverty," said Andrew Harrop, its head of policy. According to Age Concern's polling, four in 10 pensioners will not be able to afford to switch on gas and electricity when they want to this winter. Released in November, the Excess Winter Mortality figures for the preceding winter show the increase in the number...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... This was the highest number since the winter of 1999/2000 and a rise of 49% compared with 2007/08. Andrew Harrop, head of policy at Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: "It is a national scandal that the UK has more older people dying in winter, compared to the rest of the year, than countries with more severe weather, such as Sweden and Finland. "Excess winter deaths of older people...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales last year was the highest since 1999/2000, figures show.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales last year was the highest since 1999/2000, figures show.
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Aftermath News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... and the Department for Work and Pensions, rely on cheques to make millions of payments each year. Andrew Harrop, head of public policy at Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: ‘Many older people use cheques and cash for all their transactions and are uncomfortable with alternative payment methods, such as credit or debit cards with PIN numbers. ‘To prevent older people becoming financially...
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Bitterwallet (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... separate clickable buttons for e-mail, browsing the web, files, online chat and a user profile. Andrew Harrop, head of public policy for charity Age Concern and Help the Aged said efforts to get older people online should be “applauded”. “Pensioners who aren’t online are missing out on hundreds of pounds in potential savings by shopping around and can also often miss out on the best...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Andrew Harrop, Head of Public Policy for Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: 'Giving people more choice and control through receiving an individual budget as a cash payment is a good thing; however not everyone will want them. 'For many older people, care is often organised in a short period of time, often following a hospital admission.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Andrew Harrop, Head of Public Policy for Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: 'We welcome the updated NICE guidance on depression and the range of treatments it recommends; however we know that in practice health professionals are not using them when diagnosing and treating older patients with symptoms of depression.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Commenting on the take-up figures for the free swimming initiative, Andrew Harrop, Head of Policy at Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: 'It's great news that increasing numbers of older people have taken the plunge and are now swimming their way towards a healthier lifestyle thanks to the free swimming initiative.
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T3 (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... that isn't 'youth obsessed'. In the world of an ageing population, that's a certain winner. Andrew Harrop, Head of Public Policy at Age Concern and Help the Aged said: 'TV has become out of touch with the tastes of an ageing audience, reflecting our society’s obsession with youth. As shown by separate reports from Ofcom and our charity, older viewers are being increasingly put off...
