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The cost of cold — why we need to protect the health of older people in winter
Corporate Author	Age UK
Publisher	Age UK, London, November 2012
Pages	21 pp (Spread the warmth)
Source	Age UK, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. www.ageuk.org.uk
Keywords	Winter care ; Hypothermia ; Fuel expenditure ; Poverty ; Social policy.
Annotation	Launched in 2010, Spread the Warmth (http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/spread-the-wa... is Age UK's annual winter campaign, which aims to help stop unnecessary suffering and preventable winter deaths. In 'The cost of cold', Age UK calls for excess winter deaths to be made a health priority in England. If services are funded that enable older people to keep warm during the winter months, this will protect their health and save costs in the NHS and adult social care. Age UK also calls for the energy efficiency of older people's homes to be improved: to have an impact on excess winter death rates, the Government needs to provide substantial new investment in home energy efficiency, possibly funded from carbon revenues coming on-stream in 2013. This publication includes case studies illustrative of the problems discussed. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-121206003 B
Classmark	IB: CTT: J6: W6: TM2
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