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The Inter-generational blame game
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Jul 26, 2013

The Inter-generational blame game

by Sasha Scambler & Blanaid Daly
Older people are costing us money.  They are using disproportionately more of the NHS, social care and welfare budgets, and expenditure on prescription drugs is significantly higher for the over 65s than their younger peers.  Older people are costing the... More…
Older and cared for
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May 3, 2013

Older and cared for

by Hannah Bradby
Recently I was gently but clearly reprimanded in my local pharmacy. I had gone with my chicken-poxy child to buy some anti-itch ointment. Sweden, like the UK, does not routinely vaccinate children against the varicella zoster virus. ‘It’s very contagious,... More…

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