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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 11 more healthy years of living than 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 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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29 minutes

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Wed 22 Jan 2014 15:32GMT

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

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Jan Cromarty

Newcastle City Council

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  • Sun 19 Jan 2014 11:32GMT
  • Sun 19 Jan 2014 20:32GMT
  • Wed 22 Jan 2014 00:32GMT
  • Wed 22 Jan 2014 04:32GMT
  • Wed 22 Jan 2014 15:32GMT

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