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Challenging Attitudes & Assumptions About Ageing

Challenging Attitudes & Assumptions About Ageing. Mary Sinfield. WHO AM I & WHY AM I HERE?. NDA Older People’s Reference Group 2008-2013. Define ‘Ageing’?. REPORT . . . . . . AFTER REPORT . . . . . . AFTER REPORT!. THE LATEST: ‘ Filkin Report’ - & Response. What happened next?.

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Challenging Attitudes & Assumptions About Ageing

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  1. Challenging Attitudes & Assumptions About Ageing Mary Sinfield

  2. WHO AM I & WHY AM I HERE? NDA Older People’s Reference Group2008-2013

  3. Define ‘Ageing’?

  4. REPORT . . . . . . AFTER REPORT . . . . . . AFTER REPORT!

  5. THE LATEST:‘Filkin Report’ - & Response

  6. What happened next? • Well, firstly . . . • . . . secondly . . . Sir Mark Walport, Government Chief Scientific Advisor

  7. . . . and thirdly. http://www.centreforageingbetter.com/

  8. CHALLENGES • Get INFORMATION • Get pOLITICAL • Get ASSERTIVE • Age UK Blog & Knowledge Hub Assumes you have Internet access, but if so, is really useful source of information • Note the small ‘p’. Join local campaigning, community and interest groups and ‘network’. • The REAL ‘Grumpy Old (Wo)Man’ Don’t just grumble; make your views known directly!

  9. Did you listenOR did you HEAR?DON’T ACCEPT ASSUMPTIONS – CHALLENGE THEM!

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