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Flu costs £30bn in sick days every year, finds new report
Dec 20, 2019
A new report published by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) today finds that the flu cost better off countries £30bn in lost working days in 2018. Analysis by ILC, the UK’s specialist think tank on the impact of longevity on society, suggests that in better...
“Neglected” opportunities of ageing could add 2% to UK GDP
Dec 5, 2019
New research (Maximising the longevity dividend) to be announced at the International Longevity Centre UK’s (ILC) Future of Ageing conference today reveals that: By 2040, older people will be spending 63p in every pound spent in the UK economy – rising from 54p in...
Open letter: Across the UK our high streets are struggling. Footfall is dropping.
Dec 4, 2019
Commentators are quick to blame the rise of internet shopping, but the reality is much more complex. “Last mile” transport is too often failing us, public toilets have closed and businesses and planners have failed to recognise how the high street customer is changing...
Preventing ill health key in unlocking longevity dividend
Dec 4, 2019
In 2017 alone, 27.1 million years were lived with disability due to largely preventable diseases, and this number is projected to increase by 17% over the next 25 years. 1 million of the 11.5 million people in the UK aged 50-64 are economically inactive due to...
Time for the fashion and beauty industry to wake up to the potential of an older customer
Dec 2, 2019
New research reveals £2.9 bn (21%) growth in spending on clothes and shoes by older people between 2011 and 2018. Speaking at the Future of Ageing conference this week, a group of fashion and beauty industry experts will argue that the industry needs to address its...
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Tomorrow, we will continue to take oral evidence for our #AgeingInquiry. We’ll be hearing about the role of public health advice for ensuring healthy ageing, from @PHE_uk, @LGAcomms, @Ageing_Better, @age_uk, @ILCUK and @FPH:
https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/science-and-technology-committee/news-parliament-2019/ageing-public-health/
US Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services @DepSecHargan reflects on #PreventionAgeingWorld
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ILC IN THE NEWS
Fashion industry's ageism could cost it £11bn in next 20 years
5 January 2020 - Guardian
UK retirees spending rockets as younger people send less
2 January 2020 - Guardian
Flu costs th UK '30bn in sick days each year'
20 December 2019 - Yahoo news
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