Care services
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Age in statistics
An overview of Northern Ireland’s older population and the expected future demographic trends. Life expectancy at birth in Northern Ireland…
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Bryson: supporting older people for over 100 years
Bryson Care services have actively responded to existing and emerging social need for over 100 years and central to all…
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Overview
Care services will have to change and adapt to a rise in older people. Preventing poor health can reduce future…
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Age NI: fixing social care
Age NI believes Northern Ireland’s social care system is broken and a new revised system is long overdue. The Compton…
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Adoption reform
Adoption legislation must be updated to provide more children with a family. Meanwhile, alternatives are being considered to reduce the…
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Palliative care funding
As people live longer, often with chronic conditions, hospices will have to treat more patients while being forced to raise…
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Age Sector Platform: health priorities
The Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament finds that one in three older people are worried about access to health and social…
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Safeguarding children
Protecting and promoting the welfare of children is now to be overseen by the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland. agendaNi…
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Preventing elder abuse: Nigel Dodds
Parliament will debate Nigel Dodds’ Bill to tackle the abuse of older people in the new year. Stephen Dineen reports.…
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