Working with Older People

In touch with best practice, Working with Older People offers unbiased and up-to-date information on housing, employment, research, education, training, health and well-being.  This easy-to-read colour journal features a mix of articles, news, comment and research written by and for people working in the older people field.  To view an article for free, visit: www.pavpub.com/wwopflyer and click on 'view/download issue'.

Housing for People with Sight Loss – A Thomas Pocklington Trust Design Guide

Thomas Pocklington Trust, in association with Habinteg (the Housing Association for disabled people), has produced a design guide for developing housing for people with sight loss.

For full press release and further information, visit: http://www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/lightinganddesign/newdesignguide.htm

The future of ageing research in the UK: A vision for action SPARK Workshop, 21 to 23 May 2006, Hotel Des Indes, The Hague.  Sponsored by Unilever. 

This workshop resulted in the following academic and non academic papers:

  • Ten commandments for the future of ageing research in the UK: a vision for action by Oscar H Franco, Thomas BL Kirkwood, Jonathan R Powell, Michael Catt, James Goodwin, Jose M Ordovas and Frans van der Ouderaa BMC Geriatrics, 7:10 (03 May 2007) http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/7/10

  • Ageing Research in the UK by Leon Kreitzman - A review