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This updated factsheet published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities provides an update on palliative and end of life care: Patterns of care near end of life. The Patterns of care are related to 4 major conditions: cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia and respiratory disease.

The Dementia and Housing Working Group has developed a “go to” resource for easy access to Dementia-Friendly design and technology information and guidance to support the delivery of Recommendation 34 of the APPG on Housing and Care for Older People Inquiry report.

This study concluded that the national home adaptation service run by Care & Repair Cymru (C&R Cymru) successfully identified older people at the highest risk of falling at home, and that the home adaptations subsequently installed reduced the risk of falls and resulting A&E attendance/ hospital admissions.

The UK’s telephone network is changing. Between now and 2025 most telephone providers will be moving their customers from old analogue landlines over to new upgraded landline services using digital technology.

Led by Nationwide Building Society, 25 major organisations have joined forces to tackle the UK housing crisis by forming action groups that will collaborate to help solve existing and future problems.

This report provides an evidence review alongside guidelines, toolkits and interview insights into the health effects of land-use planning and design to help address the growing health and housing needs of the ageing population, including those who are intellectually and developmentally disabled.

This MHCLG factsheet sets out the four criteria that determine what constitutes an accessible home. It also displays useful facts and figures displayed in a series of infographics that illustrate the state of accessibility and adaptability of residential properties in England and how they meet the criteria.