Policy design for an ageing population

Medicine for an ageing population.

more prosperous lives. This is a great achievement reflecting long-term progress in improving standards of living and health through individual endeavour and social investment. More people are living longer after the age of 50 and each generation expects more from the future than their parents and grandparents. But our attitude to ageing and our public services have not yet caught up with the c...

Telecare for an ageing population?

One of the challenges of population ageing is the need for health and social care related to an increased prevalence of (often multiple) long-term conditions and associated functional disability. To meet these needs, the health and social care sectors need to find new ways of delivering quality care with improved outcomes and reduced costs. In other business sectors such as retailing and bankin...

Policy Responses to Population Ageing and Population Decline in Germany

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Policy Responses to Population Ageing and Population Decline in France

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Social policy and population ageing: challenges for north and south.