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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) is a legal framework designed to protect people who lack mental capacity, but who need to be deprived of liberty so they can be given care and treatment in a hospital or care home.

The Health and Care Act 2022 includes the creation of integrated care systems, regarded as the future of health and care integration in England.

Our demographic profile in the UK is changing - we are living longer. Our needs are changing and in turn, the demands on our public services are changing. How do we manage demographic risk and how does our demographic profile affect the needs of our ageing population?

World Health Day prompts us to consider the global move towards prioritising prevention to enhance people’s continued wellness and wellbeing, as well as quality of life in older ages. Keeping people out of hospital and targeting interventions before acute and chronic conditions occur also benefits health systems.