The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Western Trust healthcare heroes recognised at awards ceremony

The ceremony held at the Silver Birch Hotel in Omagh recognised healthcare staff locally

Belfast Live · Apr 14, 2023

Missing Club Earth? Don't miss boozy brunch reunion to remember the good old days

The special Reunion Brunch Club is being held next month at Deer Park in Livingston.

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2023

82-year-old Denny care worker in no rush to retire as she lives to the full

Marion has even taking on more training to acquire an SVQ - despite a self-confessed fear of computers.

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2023

New nurses’ strikes likely in England if RCN members reject pay offer

Union to announce result of vote on Friday after its leaders recommended that ministers’ offer be accepted

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Nursing union to reveal pay ballot result as junior doctors remain on strike

Junior doctors in England will strike again on Friday while the RCN is set to announce the result of a ballot over a proposed pay offer.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Elderly Thais expect to rely more on their children

A survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) found that the majority of elderly individuals surveyed in Thailand anticipate receiving care from their families, particularly from their daughters.

Bangkok Post · Apr 13, 2023

Junior doctors leader insists he is ‘still working’ on holiday during strikes

Dr Robert Laurenson has been criticised for taking a break to attend a wedding during the strikes.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

FACT CHECK: Claim 'Scotland under Sturgeon has not been well run'

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The National (Scotland) · Apr 13, 2023

When what you type doesn't mean the same thing to the (older) person you're texting or tweeting

On a day-to-day level, the way we interact with the people around us is shaped by our expectations, which are rooted in our experience. Most adults experience more regular and intensive contact with adults of roughly the same age as them. It is no surprise then – as a cursory…

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2023

Single working person can adopt; order denying single aunt's plea reflects 'medieval' concepts': Bombay HC

MUMBAI: Observing that "by no stretch of the imagination, a single parent can be held to be ineligible to be an adoptive parent on the ground that he or she is a working person," the Bombay high court on April 2 allowed a single divorced working woman to adopt her…

The Times of India · Apr 13, 2023