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Kevin Dorren, CEO at Parsley Box: 'The NHS is at crisis point, and we need to take a joined-up approach when considering how to free up hospital beds and get people safely back to the comfort of their own homes.' Picture: John Need

Meal delivery firm Parsley Box hopes 'wellness packs' will cut bed-blocking

As temperatures continue to plummet the NHS has issued advice to vulnerable people during the cold snap

NHS issues cold weather advice as temperatures plummet

People watch as workers place a giant bobble on top of a 23 foot high bobble hat in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the innocent Big Knit in partnership with Age UK (photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

First News: It's a supersize Bobble Hat

Kevin Dorren CEO of Parsley Box

We need team work to provide care at home for the elderly - Kevin Dorren

Loneliness this winter (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Over 150,000 older Scots can’t afford Christmas this year, say Age Scotland

Thousands of older Scots face spending this Christmas alone this year as they struggle to stay warm amid the cost-of-living crisis.

We can all help older Scots feeling lonely this Christmas

A significant proportion of elderly people plan to cut back on the amount of money they spend on care

Elderly ‘cut back on care’ as cost-of-living crisis bites

Iceland is giving pensioners £30 voucher to help them buy food - how to get one

Iceland shoppers over the age of 60 will be able to make a 10% saving on their shopping (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Iceland to launch discount for shoppers over 60 as cost of living soars

Many young people rely on grandparents for emotional support, research found (photo: Adobe)

Mental Health Awareness Week: Let's hear it for the grandparents

Higher energy bills are stretching many family budgets to the limit (photo: adobe)

Cost of Living Campaign - Pensions up... but bills even higher

Chancellor Rishi Sunak should at least consider a windfall tax on oil and gas companies (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Why emergency windfall tax on oil industry could be justified – Scotsman says

Millions of people at risk of losing free prescriptions in government shake-up

Immobility, loneliness and an inability to grieve as normal due to the Covid pandemic is leaving “deep physical and emotional scars” on a large proportion of the UK’s older population, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pandemic leaving ‘deep physical and emotional scars’ on large proportion of olde...

A charity has warned that older drinkers who do not have smartphones to order food and drinks at pubs and restaurants are at risk of being discriminated against (Photo: Shutterstock)

Older people who do not have smartphones are ‘at risk of discrimination’ in pubs...

Fish is a key part of a Mediterranean diet

Edinburgh study suggests a Mediterranean diet can help you stay sharp as you age

Experts have warned that, without visits, elderly people could lose the will to live (Photo: Shutterstock)

Experts warn a blanket care home visiting ban 'could risk premature deaths'

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

Call to bridge digital divide and help older people get online

The lockdown has left a quarter of adults thinking they have no real friends

Carers Week is an annual event which takes place each year, celebrating the fantastic work of carers in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Carers Week 2020: UK national awareness campaign celebrating carers explained, t...

Special VE Day programmes on Age UK's The Wireless - includes Angela Ripon prog...

Boyzone’s Keith Duffy and Westlife’s Brian McFadden have teamed up as Boyzlife

Boyzlife release single to help the elderly during coronavirus outbreak

This is how you can help your elderly relatives and friends during the coronavir...

The BBC will delay TV licence fee changes for over-75s - here’s why

A shortage of acute beds lies at the heart of the boarding issue. Picture: Robert Perry

Hospital ward switches put elderly lives ‘at risk’

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