Last month @healthequitynorth.bsky.social launched #ageinginthenorth, highlighting the inequalities faced by older people in the North of England
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Meet one of the authors, @muarg.bsky.social's, @tinebuffel.bsky.social
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Meet one of the authors, @muarg.bsky.social's, @tinebuffel.bsky.social
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July 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Last month @healthequitynorth.bsky.social launched #ageinginthenorth, highlighting the inequalities faced by older people in the North of England
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Meet one of the authors, @muarg.bsky.social's, @tinebuffel.bsky.social
#healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall #healthinequalities
lnkd.in/etS5Smf8
Meet one of the authors, @muarg.bsky.social's, @tinebuffel.bsky.social
#healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall #healthinequalities
Let’s keep working together to ensure every older person in the North can live in a safe, warm, and accessible home!
📕 Full report: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
#AgeingInTheNorth #NorthernPowerhouse #MUARG #AgeFriendly #HealthyAgeing
📕 Full report: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
#AgeingInTheNorth #NorthernPowerhouse #MUARG #AgeFriendly #HealthyAgeing
www.thenhsa.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Let’s keep working together to ensure every older person in the North can live in a safe, warm, and accessible home!
📕 Full report: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
#AgeingInTheNorth #NorthernPowerhouse #MUARG #AgeFriendly #HealthyAgeing
📕 Full report: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
#AgeingInTheNorth #NorthernPowerhouse #MUARG #AgeFriendly #HealthyAgeing
📘 Parliamentary Launch for 'Ageing in the North' 📘
The NHSA (@thenhsa.bsky.social) has launched its new report at the House of Commons — to which MUARG has contributed a vital chapter on older people’s housing.
📖 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
#AgeingInTheNorth #AgeFriendly #HealthyAgeing
The NHSA (@thenhsa.bsky.social) has launched its new report at the House of Commons — to which MUARG has contributed a vital chapter on older people’s housing.
📖 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
#AgeingInTheNorth #AgeFriendly #HealthyAgeing
June 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
📘 Parliamentary Launch for 'Ageing in the North' 📘
The NHSA (@thenhsa.bsky.social) has launched its new report at the House of Commons — to which MUARG has contributed a vital chapter on older people’s housing.
📖 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
#AgeingInTheNorth #AgeFriendly #HealthyAgeing
The NHSA (@thenhsa.bsky.social) has launched its new report at the House of Commons — to which MUARG has contributed a vital chapter on older people’s housing.
📖 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
#AgeingInTheNorth #AgeFriendly #HealthyAgeing
#AgeingInTheNorth report launched today. Highlighting that older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs. Co-authored by @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Our Westminster launch for the #AgeingintheNorth report is about to get started with @annadixonmp.bsky.social. Read the report 👇🏼 @newcastleuni.bsky.social @uomif.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social & @sheffielduni.bsky.social
AGEING-IN-THE-NORTH-REPORT-EM.pdf
AGEING-IN-THE-NORTH-REPORT-EM.pdf
June 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#AgeingInTheNorth report launched today. Highlighting that older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs. Co-authored by @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Hard-hitting and important #research here from @thenhsa.bsky.social including our own Prof Charlotte Clarke
#AgeingintheNorth
#AgeingintheNorth
THREAD: Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs, according to our #AgeingintheNorth report released today
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
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Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South - The NHSA
Click here to download the Ageing in the North report Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing – resulting in mi...
www.thenhsa.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hard-hitting and important #research here from @thenhsa.bsky.social including our own Prof Charlotte Clarke
#AgeingintheNorth
#AgeingintheNorth
Our Westminster launch for the #AgeingintheNorth report is about to get started with @annadixonmp.bsky.social. Read the report 👇🏼 @newcastleuni.bsky.social @uomif.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social & @sheffielduni.bsky.social
AGEING-IN-THE-NORTH-REPORT-EM.pdf
AGEING-IN-THE-NORTH-REPORT-EM.pdf
June 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Our Westminster launch for the #AgeingintheNorth report is about to get started with @annadixonmp.bsky.social. Read the report 👇🏼 @newcastleuni.bsky.social @uomif.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social & @sheffielduni.bsky.social
AGEING-IN-THE-NORTH-REPORT-EM.pdf
AGEING-IN-THE-NORTH-REPORT-EM.pdf
➡ The report is being launched at an event in Westminster today hosted by MP for Shipley
@annadixonmp.bsky.social who wrote the Foreword for the report.
Read the full #AgeingintheNorth report 👇🏼 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
@annadixonmp.bsky.social who wrote the Foreword for the report.
Read the full #AgeingintheNorth report 👇🏼 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
www.thenhsa.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ The report is being launched at an event in Westminster today hosted by MP for Shipley
@annadixonmp.bsky.social who wrote the Foreword for the report.
Read the full #AgeingintheNorth report 👇🏼 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
@annadixonmp.bsky.social who wrote the Foreword for the report.
Read the full #AgeingintheNorth report 👇🏼 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...
➡ Among adults aged 65 and over, people from minoritised ethnic groups consistently report poorer self-rated health than White British peers. Self-rated health is generally poorer in the North than in London and the South.
#AgeingintheNorth 14/15
#AgeingintheNorth 14/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ Among adults aged 65 and over, people from minoritised ethnic groups consistently report poorer self-rated health than White British peers. Self-rated health is generally poorer in the North than in London and the South.
#AgeingintheNorth 14/15
#AgeingintheNorth 14/15
➡ The three northern regions have the highest proportion of people aged 65 and over living in care homes, costing an estimated £4.83 billion in care home fees
#AgeingintheNorth 13/15
#AgeingintheNorth 13/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ The three northern regions have the highest proportion of people aged 65 and over living in care homes, costing an estimated £4.83 billion in care home fees
#AgeingintheNorth 13/15
#AgeingintheNorth 13/15
➡ Northern adults over 65 are 27% more likely to experience food insecurity than those in the South. They are also 23.3% more likely to experience loneliness compared to the South
#AgeingintheNorth 12/15
#AgeingintheNorth 12/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ Northern adults over 65 are 27% more likely to experience food insecurity than those in the South. They are also 23.3% more likely to experience loneliness compared to the South
#AgeingintheNorth 12/15
#AgeingintheNorth 12/15
➡ Arthritis is more common amongst 55-64 year olds in the North (28%) than in the South (23%). Just 51% of people in the North East and Yorkshire & the Humber are seen for treatment within the national three-week target, compared to 79% in the South West #AgeingintheNorth 11/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ Arthritis is more common amongst 55-64 year olds in the North (28%) than in the South (23%). Just 51% of people in the North East and Yorkshire & the Humber are seen for treatment within the national three-week target, compared to 79% in the South West #AgeingintheNorth 11/15
➡ Men aged 65+ in the North East are predicted to have the highest number of unhealthy years of life, at 20.2 years. Yorkshire has 19.1, while the South East has 16.6. For older women in the North East it's 23.7 years, compared to 19.4 in the South East
#AgeingintheNorth 10/15
#AgeingintheNorth 10/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ Men aged 65+ in the North East are predicted to have the highest number of unhealthy years of life, at 20.2 years. Yorkshire has 19.1, while the South East has 16.6. For older women in the North East it's 23.7 years, compared to 19.4 in the South East
#AgeingintheNorth 10/15
#AgeingintheNorth 10/15
➡ Between 2020-21 and 2022-23, pensioner couples in the North East had an average income 14% lower than the national average and 25% lower than those in the South East
#AgeingintheNorth 9/15
#AgeingintheNorth 9/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ Between 2020-21 and 2022-23, pensioner couples in the North East had an average income 14% lower than the national average and 25% lower than those in the South East
#AgeingintheNorth 9/15
#AgeingintheNorth 9/15
➡ In the ten years, from 2012 to 2022, the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber have seen the rates of poverty among people aged 65 and over rise by 10%
#AgeingintheNorth 8/15
#AgeingintheNorth 8/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ In the ten years, from 2012 to 2022, the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber have seen the rates of poverty among people aged 65 and over rise by 10%
#AgeingintheNorth 8/15
#AgeingintheNorth 8/15
➡ 1.47 million northern homes are considered non-decent, with more than a third housing over-60s residents. This is costing the NHS £588 million per year
#AgeingintheNorth 7/15
#AgeingintheNorth 7/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ 1.47 million northern homes are considered non-decent, with more than a third housing over-60s residents. This is costing the NHS £588 million per year
#AgeingintheNorth 7/15
#AgeingintheNorth 7/15
➡ The cost to the NHS of falls and hip fractures in the North is £55.7 million and £258.8 million per year respectively
#AgeingintheNorth 6/15
#AgeingintheNorth 6/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ The cost to the NHS of falls and hip fractures in the North is £55.7 million and £258.8 million per year respectively
#AgeingintheNorth 6/15
#AgeingintheNorth 6/15
➡ Older people living in the North East and North West are more likely to be frail, more likely to have a fall that requires hospital treatment, and more likely to have a hip fracture compared to older people living in the South East
#AgeingintheNorth 5/15
#AgeingintheNorth 5/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ Older people living in the North East and North West are more likely to be frail, more likely to have a fall that requires hospital treatment, and more likely to have a hip fracture compared to older people living in the South East
#AgeingintheNorth 5/15
#AgeingintheNorth 5/15
➡ People from the South are more likely to retire, while those in the North are more likely to leave the market due to poor health
#AgeingintheNorth 4/15
#AgeingintheNorth 4/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
➡ People from the South are more likely to retire, while those in the North are more likely to leave the market due to poor health
#AgeingintheNorth 4/15
#AgeingintheNorth 4/15
The report has found that:
➡ There are an estimated 904,200 economically inactive 50-64 year olds in the North: 170,100 in the North East, 428,600 in the North West, and 305,500 in Yorkshire and the Humber, resulting in approx. £10.9bn in lost productivity
#AgeingintheNorth 3/15
➡ There are an estimated 904,200 economically inactive 50-64 year olds in the North: 170,100 in the North East, 428,600 in the North West, and 305,500 in Yorkshire and the Humber, resulting in approx. £10.9bn in lost productivity
#AgeingintheNorth 3/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The report has found that:
➡ There are an estimated 904,200 economically inactive 50-64 year olds in the North: 170,100 in the North East, 428,600 in the North West, and 305,500 in Yorkshire and the Humber, resulting in approx. £10.9bn in lost productivity
#AgeingintheNorth 3/15
➡ There are an estimated 904,200 economically inactive 50-64 year olds in the North: 170,100 in the North East, 428,600 in the North West, and 305,500 in Yorkshire and the Humber, resulting in approx. £10.9bn in lost productivity
#AgeingintheNorth 3/15
Researchers from @durham-university.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk catalogued a range of disadvantages faced by older people in the North in areas incl. health, life expectancy, housing & employment
#AgeingintheNorth 2/15
#AgeingintheNorth 2/15
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Researchers from @durham-university.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk catalogued a range of disadvantages faced by older people in the North in areas incl. health, life expectancy, housing & employment
#AgeingintheNorth 2/15
#AgeingintheNorth 2/15
THREAD: Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs, according to our #AgeingintheNorth report released today
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South - The NHSA
Click here to download the Ageing in the North report Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing – resulting in mi...
www.thenhsa.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
THREAD: Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs, according to our #AgeingintheNorth report released today
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15