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Older people Our work on older people’s health and care services

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As people get older, it grows more likely they will need acute or ongoing care. We look at the challenges an ageing population creates for society, including the increase in demand for NHS services and social care. We also look at what supports older people to stay well.

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Health in 2040: A wake up call for everyone in society

Feature

23 August 2023

About 4 mins

Dr Carole Easton, Chief Executive of the Centre for Ageing Better responds to the projections in our Health in 2040 report.

Carole Easton - Centre for Ageing Better

How can we make it easier to think long term about health and care?

Blog

8 August 2023

About 4 mins

Toby Watt reflects on publication of the REAL Centre's landmark report on ageing and multimorbidity, and explains why resources like it should form part of long-term planning to reform, modernise and ...

Health in 2040: projected patterns of illness in England

Report

24 July 2023

How might patterns of ill health change because of our growing and ageing population? Our insights report projects future levels of illness in England’s population over the next 20 years and asks what...

Health in 2040: projected patterns of illness in England

Health in 2040: what will increasing illness mean for older people's lives?

Feature

20 July 2023

About 4 mins

Tom Gentry from Age UK shares what support older people need to live well – now and in the future.

Health in 2040: interactive chart projections

Feature

20 July 2023

About 3 mins

Analysis from the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre show how the levels of illness are projected to change over the next 20 years because of our growing and ageing population.

Major study outlines wide health inequalities in England

Press release

15 August 2022

Analysis from the Health Foundation's REAL Centre outlines wide health inequalities in England.

Analysis

29 April 2022

About 17 mins

Between March and June 2021, The Commonwealth Fund surveyed older adults across 11 countries about their health and health care mid-pandemic. We report the findings from a UK perspective.

Improving hospital discharge in England: the case for continued focus and support

Blog

31 March 2022

About 6 mins

What’s the future of the ‘discharge to assess’ model for hospitals? Tim Horton and Suzanne Wood draw on Health Foundation research to explore how to make it work well.

Report

15 December 2021

This report explores the complex relationship between age, health and social care need, and how this is changing. Understanding this dynamic is crucial as likely trends in demand will influence future...

REAL Centre Our ageing population: how ageing affects health and care need in England

Social care COVID-19 deaths highlight need for government to go further on funding and reform

Press release

2 December 2021

Health Foundation response to Office for National Statistics data on deaths in the care sector in England and Wales in 2020.