Evidence from a wide range of projects is that there is still a mismatch between what older people want and what policy and practice are delivering. The conclusion is that little has changed in service delivery since the Community Care Act in 1990. One reason for this is that older people are not involved in decision making. This feature sets out a change agenda for policy makers, funders of services and service providers.

Local partnerships that aim to provide sporting and recreation facilities
outside school hours and to motivate young people through physical exercise are
to share more than seven million pounds of funding from the Big Lottery Fund.
The money will go to 82 School Sport Co-ordinator projects in England as part of
the more than 20 million pound Young People’s Fund.

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A joint initiative is being announced today between the Departments of Health and the charity Cancer Research UK to develop and expand a network of Centres for Experimental Cancer Medicine. The project will be worth 35 million pounds over five years and Cancer Research says the money will ensure that Britain stays at the forefront of international efforts to develop new treatments for cancer.

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