Keep your older clients covered this winter

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Jonathan Long discusses the importance of keeping older clients covered as winter draws in.

After September's Indian summer, it really feels like we're properly entering into autumn and winter now. As we turn the clocks back, put the heating on and prepare for dark and cold evenings, it's worth bearing in mind the enhanced threat from accidents, illnesses and bugs that can make the season a particularly testing time for GPs and the NHS. Both GPs and the broader NHS can become increasingly overstretched and busy during the winter months ¹. This means it can take much longer for individuals to get the treatment they need to resolve their conditions. For older people, this c...

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