The Century
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| First episode date | March 29, 1999 |
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| Genres | Documentary |
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| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| Episodes | EpisodesE10 · Nothing to FearJun 16, 2000 E09 · Facing the New MillenniumJun 16, 2000 E08 · Innocence in RebellionJun 9, 2000 View 5+ more |
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| ID | 2315604 |
About The Century
Journalist Peter Jennings narrates this critically acclaimed six-part, 12-hour review of the 20th century. Each episode offers a look at a pair of events that happened at different times in the century but are somewhat connected -- for example, the flight of Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic and the American space program share screen time in one episode. … MORE
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Prof Sir Chris Whitty says UK faces rural and coastal ageing crisis
... and if you project forward to the middle of The Century, a quarter of the population will be over 65, yet we still have a housing stock not designed for that age group...
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... The stakes are higher this year, with the winner to be dubbed Bird of The Century in celebration of the event organiser s founding...
Can the SNP's independence plan change the union's future?
... SNP machine in troubleFrom the turn of The Century, Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon used the power base provided by the opening of the new Scottish Parliament to turn the SNP into both a party of government and a formidable campaigning machine, eventually securing a referendum in 2014...
Can India cricketers win World Cup for a billion fans?
... Since the heydays of the West Indies and the first three World Cups from 1975, there have not been absolute favourites, although Australia won thrice in a row at the turn of The Century...
Excavating the birthplace of Scotland's tartan industry
... The Wilsons business collapsed at the turn of The Century, with the loss of a military contract among the possible reasons for it going under...
Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court
... " Lawyers representing the six young claimants are expected to argue in court that the 32 governments current policies are putting the world on course for 3C of global warming by the end of The Century...
Prof Sir Chris Whitty says UK faces rural and coastal ageing crisis
By Michelle RobertsDigital Health editor
The UK faces an ageing crisis and healthcare must step in, England's Chief Medical Officer, Prof Sir Chris Whitty , warns in his
People are living longer but some spend many of their later years in bad Health - and that has to change, He Said .
Based on projections, the elderly boom will be in rural, largely costal, areas and these places are often poor cousins when It Comes to provision.
In deprived regions, age-related issues emerge 10 Years earlier, on average.
While Young People flock to wealthy cities, areas such as Scarborough, North Norfolk or the South Coast of England are going to age " rapidly and predictably" says The Report - Sir Chris's fourth in The Role .
He told me: " We've really got to get serious about the areas of the country where ageing is happening very fast, and we've got to do it now.
" It's possible to compress the period of time that people spend in ill Health . . because otherwise we will end up with large numbers of people leading much more dependent lives. "
Providing services and environments suitable for older adults in these areas is an absolute priority, The Report says.
Much of the NHS's work is already caring for an ageing population, and that is set to increase.
The fact that people are living longer compared to a century ago is " a triumph of medicine and public Health ".
But the emphasis needs to be on quality, not quantity, says The Report .
It says major action in two areas could help turn things around:
Sir Chris explained: " Houses are built for young Families . . and if you project forward to The Middle of The Century , a quarter of the population will be over 65, yet we still have a housing stock not designed for that age group. "
He Said people should adopt " old-fashioned" methods to stay healthy.
" Having lots of exercise, having mental stimulation and a Social Network , eating a reasonably balanced Diet . . these are things which are old-fashioned, but they still work. "
People should also make choices about what care they do and don't want, and doctors should refrain from over-treating.
Improving quality of life in older age sometimes means less medicine, not more, says The Report .
Sir Chris Said : " That might be, 'I want to go to hospital but I don't want to go to intensive care'. It might be, 'I want to have treatment but I don't want to have an operation'. Or it might be 'I don't want any more treatment at all'. The Conversation needs to be had. "
Prof Dame Carol Black , from the Centre for Ageing Better, said: " Many people are facing enormous challenges and hardship in their later years, as this Report makes clear.
" We don't all have an equal opportunity to age well. Wealth, work, housing, discrimination; all play a significant role in the huge gap in healthy Life Expectancy between the richest and poorest areas of the country. "
Paul Farmer , chief executive at Age Uk , called for a cross-government ageing strategy, and a minister for older people to help drive forward change.
" We can already see how the failure to invest in delivering The Right services and support is leading to worse outcomes for older people and entirely avoidable problems, " He Said .
" Older people are isolated At Home if the design of our communities means they can't safely go out. People end up falling, and in the back of an ambulance if our built environment is full of trip hazards.
" Our hospitals are over capacity at least in part, due to the failure to provide adequate social care and community services to enable people to stay safe and well At Home . None of this is inevitable. Getting It right would have immeasurable benefits. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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