Longevity War Game
The rich people of Newcastle live 11 more healthy years than the poor. Peter Day spends time at Newcastle University where they are trying to work out how to bridge this gap.
In Newcastle if you live in a well off area you are likely to have eleven more healthy years then if you reside in a more deprived part of the city just a few miles away. These figures are replicated in areas all over Britain. Peter Day attends a Newcastle University war game put together to try and find a way to bridge this gap by 50% in ten years with no extra money. Can they come up with new solutions or will the exercise just highlight how big a problem the country faces as the population ages?
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Contributors to this programme
Kenneth Charman
Visiting Research Associate, Institute of Ageing and Health
Newcastle University School of Medicine
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Peter Gore
Professor of Practice and ADL Smartcare Founder
Newcastle University
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Professor Tom Kirkwood
Associate Dean for Ageing, Newcastle Initiative on Changing Age
Newcastle Univeristy
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Professor Michael Whitaker,
Newcastle University
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David Newton
Managing Director, Nova InternationalÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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David Slavin
Consultant Occupational Physician
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Jan Cromarty
Newcastle City Council
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Broadcasts
- Thu 5 Dec 2013 20:30Â鶹Éç Radio 4
- Sun 8 Dec 2013 21:30Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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