Productive Healthy Ageing Profile

Key national & international sources

The following selected publications and organisation websites provide an overview of issues and guidance relevant to healthy ageing, including COVID-19-related challenging contexts:

Selected publications

• Health of the Nation: A Strategy for Healthier Longer Lives (2020) published by the All Party Parliamentary Group 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 (may need to right-click, copy & paste link in a different browser)
• 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 (may need to right-click, copy & paste link in a different browser)
• 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 (may need to right-click, copy & paste link in a different browser)

Selected UK organisation websites

• Healthy Ageing Knowledge Hub facilitated by Public Health England - a new group 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 (may need to right-click, copy & paste link in a different browser)
• Office for National Statistics - 'Ageing' - links to data and publications including population estimates and the 'Living Longer' series
• 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.
• 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 (may need to right-click, copy & paste link in a different browser)
• National Institue for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) - Older People - links to all NICE products on older people. Includes any guidance, advice, NICE Pathways and quality standards
• 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

Selected international websites

• World Health Organization - Ageing and Life Course - including the 'Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030)' initiative
• World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe - Healthy Ageing
• EuroHealthNet - Healthy Ageing
• European Commission - European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing
• Ageing Europe - published by Eurostat. Ability to compare UK data against other EU countries for a variety of relevant topics.
• Cochrane Global Ageing