Key national & international sources

The following selected 'Data sources', 'Publications by year', 'UK websites' and 'International websites' provide an overview of issues and guidance relevant to healthy ageing, including addressing the impact of COVID-19:

Data sources

• COVID-19: impacts on health - reports and tools - including the Wider Impacts of COVID-19 on Health (WICH) monitoring tool providing a wide range of national indicators by age group - published by Public Health England
• Subnational ageing tool displaying variations in current and projected data at local, region and national level relating to populations, living alone, employment and life expectancy published by the Office for National Statistics
• Projecting Older People Population Information (POPPI) System - population estimates and projections at national, regional and local authority level for age groups over age 65 and by gender, ethnic group, living/housing status, support arrangement, health condition and learning disability. Published by Oxford Brookes University and the Institute of Public Care.
• Projecting Adult Needs & Service Information (PANSI) - population estimates and projections at national, regional and local authority level for ages 18-64, including age groups 45-54 & 55-64, and by gender, ethnic group, learning disability, physical disability and mental health condition. Published as above.
• Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) data visualisation tool - international comparative data down to England local authority level by age group, including 50-69 and 70+, sex and year, showing the relative contributions of risks to and causes of death and disability, published by the University of Washington based on international collaboration. The Lancet GBD Resource Centre provides accompanying papers and infographics.
• Local Health profiling tool providing data at small area level - electoral ward and MSOA (medium layer super output area) - and for local authorities and CCGs. Includes older age group populations, deprivation in age 60+, hip fractures age 65+, various all age health condition indicators, life expectancy and mortality indicators, published by Public Health England
• See the other topic-based Further Resources sections and also the International Organsation Websites section below for more data sources

Publications by year

• Impact of Covid-19 on older people’s mental and physical health: one year on (2021) published by Age UK
• COVID-19: Preparing for the future. Looking ahead to winter 2021/22 and beyond (2021) published by The Academy of Medical Sciences
• Priorities for Local Government: Transforming later lives (2021) published by the Centre for Ageing Better
• Life expectancy in England in 2020 (2021) published by Public Health England
• Ageing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living (2021) - published by the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee
• A National Covid-19 Resilience Programme - Improving the health and wellbeing of older people during the pandemic (2020) published by the Physiological Society and the Centre for Ageing Better
• The impact of COVID-19 to date on older people's mental and physical health (2020) - a report on findings from a survey conducted August 2020 published by Age UK
• The State of Ageing in 2020 published by the Centre for Ageing Better, with accompanying infographics, animations and 'twitter cards' available here 
• Estimates of the very old, including centenarians, UK: 2002 to 2019 (2020) published by the Office for National Statistics
• Living longer: trends in subnational ageing across the UK (2020) published by the Office for National Statistics
• Health of the Nation: A Strategy for Healthier Longer Lives (2020) published by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Longevity
• Older adults: cost-effective commissioning (2020) - NHS and social care return on investment (ROI) tool published by Public Health England
  
• Never too late: Prevention in an ageing world (2020) published by the International Longevity Centre UK
  
• Leading causes of death, UK: 2001 to 2018 (2020) - report and accompanying dataset enabling selection by age group published by the Office for National Statistics
• Healthy ageing: consensus statement (2019) developed by Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better, and supported by a wide range of signatory organisations
• Health Profile for England:2019 and key points published by Public Health England 
• The State of Ageing in 2019 report published by the Centre for Ageing Better
• Measuring ageing: An introduction to the Ageing Better Measures Framework (2019) guidance published by the Centre for Ageing Better
• Living longer: is age 70 the new age 65? (2019) published by the Office for National Statistics
• Living longer and old-age dependency – what does the future hold? (2019) published by the Office for National Statistics
• Milestones: journeying through adulthood (2019) published by the Office for National Statistics
• PHE strategy 2020 to 2025 (2019) published by Public Health England
• Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s – consultation document (2019) published by the Cabinet Office and Dept. of Health & Social Care
• Health matters: life course approach to prevention (2019) guidance and links to resources published by Public Health England
• NHS Long Term Plan (2019) published by NHS England
• Health, care and the 100-year life (2019) published by the Social Market Foundation
• The Grand Challenges - Ageing Society (2018) policy paper published by the Dept. for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Includes the 'mission' goal on ageing by 2035.
• Prevention is better than cure...(2018) policy paper & links to related content published by the Dept. of Health & Social Care
• Living longer - how our population is changing and why it matters (2018) report published by the Office for National Statistics
• Living longer - evidence slide pack (2018) published by the Office for National Statistics. Includes extensive background data and analysis.
• Adding extra years to life and extra life to those years: local government guide to healthy ageing (2018) published by the Local Government Association
• Association of Directors of Public Health - Policy Position: Healthy Ageing (2018)
• Ageing well: how can we make longer lives healthier? (2016) blog published by Public Health England
• World Health Organisation (WHO) World Report on Ageing and Health (2015). The framework has been adopted by Public Health England to guide healthy ageing policy.
• A practical guide to healthy ageing (2015) jointly published by Age UK and NHS England

UK websites

• Healthy Ageing Knowledge Hub facilitated by Public Health England - for those interested in healthy ageing to share knowledge and keep up-to-date with latest news, events and resources (step1: register with KHub, step2: search Groups for 'Healthy Ageing', step3: apply to join group)
• Health and wellbeing at home - Advice and resources for everyone spending more time indoors published by Public Health England
• COVID-19: public health - links to key resources on the Local Government Association website, including publications by Public Health England
• Analytical Collaboration for COVID-19 - analytical support to the health and care system from: the Health Foundation; King’s Fund; Nuffield Trust; and two specialist NHS analytical teams, Imperial College Health Partners and the Strategy Unit
  
• Office for National Statistics - 'Ageing' - links to data and publications including population estimates and the 'Living Longer' series
• Centre for Ageing Better - an independent charitable foundation funded by an endowment from the National Lottery Community Fund. Part of the network of 'What Works' organisations that promote the better use of evidence. Links to a wide range of resources.
• Age UK - "The country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We provide companionship, advice and support for older people who need it most." Links to a wide range of resources.
• Independent Age - a charity founded over 150 years ago. Offers "regular friendly contact... a strong campaigning voice… and impartial advice"
• Age Action Alliance - brings together "older people and cross sector organisations to work together to celebrate the opportunities and address the challenges of our ageing demographics"
• Local Government Association - Ageing society - links to a wide range of resources
• NHS England - Older People - how the NHS is improving care and supporting older people to look after their own health
• National Institue for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) - Older People - links to NICE guidance, advice, pathways and quality standards specifically relating to older people
• British Medical Association - Healthy Ageing - links to a range of resources
• British Geriatrics Society - "the membership association for professionals specialising in the healthcare of older people across the UK"
• Centres for Ageing Research - maintained by Age UK. Links to university and other research centres, consortia, councils, and funding programmes that focus on ageing issues.
• Centre for Policy on Ageing (Nuffield Foundation)
• International Longevity Centre (ILC) - UK
• Biobank - a longitudinal study
• All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Longevity
• All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Ageing and Older People
• Govt. Office for Science: Future of Ageing
• Design Council - Transform Ageing

International organisation websites

• World Health Organization (WHO) - Ageing and Life Course - including information on the 'United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030)' initiative
• WHO portal for global data on the health and well-being of older people
• Gateway to Global Aging Data - a platform for population survey data on ageing from around the world maintained through "The Program on Global Aging, Health, and Policy" at the Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR), University of Souther California.
• See also the 'Data sources' section above for 'Global Burden of Disease' data 
• WHO - Regional Office for Europe - Healthy Ageing
• Ageing Europe - published by Eurostat. Ability to compare UK data against other EU countries for a variety of relevant topics.
• EuroHealthNet - Healthy Ageing
• European Commission - European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing
• European Commission - development of a green paper on healthy ageing
• EU health data
• Cochrane Global Ageing
• Agile Ageing Alliance - an international network that aims to support innovations in technology, business and service models, including the 'Neighbourhoods of the Future' programme of research & development