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Needs of older people exceed ability of services to respond, claims report

Arguably, the greatest challenge faced by the UK’s health and care sectors in the 21st century is trying to meet the needs of the country’s ageing population. However, if a report by Age UK is accurate, services in England are failing to meet them.
Posted 26 November 2015
 
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