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A Statement from Hourglass' Chair on the upcoming Budget
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Cranstoun signs up to landmark OATH campaign
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Gisele Pelicot - Videos shown in court as case continues
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Hourglass partners with Healthcare Conferences UK
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Groundbreaking research uncovers increasing rates of sexual violence against older people in NHS hospitals in England.
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The Sexual Abuse of Older People in Hospitals - 2024
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Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy NI - Our Response
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Older Victims Dissatisfied: Our Response to the Victims' Commissioner survey
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Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland takes the OATH
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My Brother, My Enemy - Review
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WEAAD 2024 Blog
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Election 2024: Who’s taking the OATH for Safer Ageing?
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EastEnders story continues as Yolande discloses the abuse - Gaslighting, #MeToo and more.
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Aiman from Hourglass speaks to BBC Radio on the abuse of older people in South Asian Communities, EastEnders and more
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Hourglass calls for your support in upcoming elections to make safer ageing a priority
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Hourglass works with EastEnders on new storyline featuring the sexual abuse of an older person
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Killed Women Count 2024
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Safer Ageing Week 2023 - Our Supporters
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Hourglass CEO - Welcome to Safer Ageing Week 2023
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Learning from Sussex: why we need specialist local support for older victim-survivors.
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30 Years of Hourglass
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Safer Ageing Index - London
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Safer Ageing Index: Wales
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Specialist support for older victim-survivors of abuse debated in the House of Lords
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Sexual Violence and Abuse – The Last Taboo?
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Sexual Violence and Abuse – The Last Taboo?
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Are older people being left behind in the online banking revolution?
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Hourglass calls on the Scottish Government to do better when it comes to safer ageing
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Hourglass NI: Ten years of delivering hope for older people, but stuck in the cold.
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Hourglass celebrates Trustees Week 2023
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Hourglass is proud to support Advocacy Awareness Week 2023
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Hourglass responds to disgraceful comments allegedly made by Boris Johnson on older people during the pandemic
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Blackpool nurse found guilty of sedating patients.
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30 Years Fighting the Abuse of Older People – discussing the success and challenges for older people.
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What is Gaslighting - The Sixth Commandment
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Healthcare Conferences UK
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Just Walk 2023
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The Sixth Commandment
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South Asian Heritage Month
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Hourglass launches new partnership with Aviva
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Hourglass speaks to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for WEAAD 2023
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023
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Talis IFA Champions Financial Justice
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Hourglass calls on council candidates in Northern Ireland to support safer ageing.
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Anthony Gold Joins Give an Hour Scheme as Founding Partners
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International Women’s Day 2023
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Marjorie’s Story
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Hourglass Receives Funding from Elise Pilkington Trust
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Blue Monday Webinar
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Hourglass launches new service in South East London.
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Hourglass announces new patrons for Safer Ageing Week
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Hourglass launches partnership with Age UK
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Open Letter to The UK Prime Minister – Support for the Hourglass Helpline
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Hourglass announces partnership with Just Group
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Safer Ageing Week 2022: Why isn’t Every Victim Equal?
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Safer Ageing Week 2022 – Media Pack
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What can we all do to help end the financial abuse of older people - Hourglass Webinar
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The Abuse of Older People - Hourglass Webinar
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International Day For Older Persons 2022
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Lifting the cloak of invisibility that hides elder abuse
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Positive Ageing Month 2022
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Financial Abuse and Older People - Hourglass Webinar
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Silver Sunday 2022 Event in Chichester
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Hourglass Scotland awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund.
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Leadership contenders need to do more for older abuse victims
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Hourglass Pop-Up Events
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Hourglass CEO Interview on BBC Radio Suffolk
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Meet The Team: Shaun Paskin
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Hourglass Cymru launches Myth-busting Campaign for WEAAD 2022
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Hourglass Webinars: Summer Programme
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Age Reform Coalition: Campaigning to Improve the Quality of Care
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Baroness Sally Greengross: The Hourglass guiding light and champion in fighting elder abuse
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Hourglass Launches Myth Busting Campaign For World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022
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Richard Robinson, CEO of Hourglass speaks on WEAAD 2022
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: 15th June 2022 – What is Elder Abuse and what are the signs?
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022 - Resources
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Volunteers Week 2022
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Hourglass Scotland Launches Pop-Up Clinics
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Hourglass features as part of ITV Tonight's Documentary on Coercive Control
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Hourglass Cymru launches the first-ever 24/7 elder abuse helpline but urgently seeks funding to keep it alive as abuse ‘epidemic’ spirals
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Hourglass Scotland launches the first-ever 24/7 elder abuse helpline but urgently seeks funding to keep it alive as abuse ‘epidemic’ spirals
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Hourglass NI launches the first-ever 24/7 elder abuse helpline but urgently seeks funding to keep it alive as abuse ‘epidemic’ spirals
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Hourglass launches the first ever 24/7 helpline to combat the “hidden epidemic” of abuse against older people
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Hourglass Webinars - March 2022
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International Women's Day 2022
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LGBT History Month - How professionals working with older people can better identify and support LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic abuse
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Hourglass Launches Age Reform Coalition (ARC) to Campaign for Changes in Age Related Legislation and Practice
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Hourglass Roundtable Webinars
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Hourglass Supports Dignity Action Day
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Friends and family urged to look for signs of abuse and neglect of older relatives this Blue Monday as millions at risk this winter
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Hourglass CEO Richard Robinson explains why we really need to talk about older people and suicide
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Safer Ageing Week 2021: The story of Safer Ageing Week and how we got here.
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Meet Billy
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Alarming new research by Hourglass Scotland reveals that the abuse of older people comes last in line for government and the public alike
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Alarming new research by Hourglass Northern Ireland reveals that the abuse of older people comes last in line for government and the public alike
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Alarming new research by Hourglass Cymru reveals that the abuse of older people comes last in line for government and the public alike
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First in the UK: Unique Sussex scheme set to support older people at risk of abuse
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British Medical Journal backs shining a light on the abuse of older people
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What is an IDVA and why are they necessary?
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Shocking Domestic Abuse Figures in Sussex
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International Men's Day
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National Safeguarding Adults Week
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Home Office launches Street Safe
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We’re calling time on economic abuse - a message from our CEO
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October is Positive Ageing Month
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Meet Veronica Gray, Deputy CEO of Hourglass
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Northern Ireland £100 Spend Local Voucher Scheme Opens
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New Research: Sexual Violence and Assault against Older People in Hospitals in England (2021)
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Connecting Scotland
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Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
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COVID-19 Support
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OPINION: COVID isn’t the only threat to older people in care homes
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Come Visit Our Pop-Up Clinic
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World Wellbeing Week 2021 - Thank you to Wilson Nesbitt
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Meet the Team: Elizabeth Lunn
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Domestic Abuse – Coercive and Controlling Behaviour
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World Suicide Prevention Day – The picture for older adults in the UK
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Sussex PCC survey - your chance to get involved
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We have failed the youngest and oldest in our society during the pandemic
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A few words from our former Hourglass Director of Scotland, Lesley Carcary
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Older people in care homes deserve a public inquiry right now
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New faces at Hourglass!
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House of Lords Library
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The Latest World Population Figures
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Hourglass first anniversary
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Power of Attorney – The One-Stop Guide – All you need to know: granting it, using it or relying on it (Sandra McDonald, 2021, London: Souvenir Press)
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Hourglass Northern Ireland meeting with Minister of Justice
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Reflecting on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021
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Community Response Hub opens to tackle abuse of older people in NI
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Danske Bank Presentation
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Make Hourglass 24/7 and challenge the unthinkable
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Hourglass celebrates Volunteers’ Week 2021
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Carers Week: a spotlight on carers who experience abuse from those they care for
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Hourglass reaction to the UK Government's end-to-end rape review
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Looking back on WEAAD
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Join us on Voice of Islam radio
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A word of support this WEAAD from Slater and Gordon
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We cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the abuse of older people
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Jackie Weaver & Hourglass Twitter Space Broadcast
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Rosemary's Story
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George's Story
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Dorothy’s story
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Cure the Care System
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Hourglass response to the Queen's speech
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Hourglass supports Good Law Project’s renewed application for judicial review
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Domestic Abuse Bill – In review of the Bill
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Legal business Slater and Gordon announce partnership with pioneering safer ageing charity
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Join Hourglass in the Captain Tom 100 Challenge
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MP Charlotte Nichols joins Hourglass' push for safer ageing across communities
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The End Femicide Campaign – what the data showed
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Domestic Abuse Bill – Hourglass’ recap as it returns to the Commons
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Care Home evictions – a call for concern
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“I Care a Lot.” Review (2020) Should You Care?
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The first step to proper legislative protections for older people in Scotland
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My Hourglass Journey - A word from Elliot and Andy at Hourglass
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A shot in the arm
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International Women’s Day 2021 – Hourglass’ #ChooseToChallenge
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Hodge to support Hourglass charity in two year corporate partnership
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Domestic Abuse Bill – Committee Stage Roundup
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Hourglass is delighted to be a partner of Helplines Northern Ireland
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A huge thank you for your time and support- a note to our volunteers at Hourglass Cymru
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Hourglass - Response to Domestic Abuse Bill
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Tom's Story
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Violet's Story
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Provision of Specialist Domestic Abuse Support Services in the Domestic Abuse Bill
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Domestic Abuse Bill Committee Stage House of Lords
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‘Powerful message’ of NI’s Domestic Abuse Bill praised
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The Domestic Abuse Bill is currently undergoing scrutiny in the House of Lords.
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Open letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel
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Hourglass response to the Home Office Ask for Ani
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Pharmacies launch codeword scheme
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Hourglass CEO Richard Robinson, looks back over 2020
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Community Response: A local response to safer ageing
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An open letter on Human Rights Day
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Safer Ageing Week 2020 – and how Hourglass pivoted.
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Winter elder abuse warning
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Safer Ageing Week Scottish Polling
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Safer Ageing Week Welsh Polling
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Safer Ageing Week Northern Ireland Polling
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Action on Elder Abuse is now Hourglass
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Safer Ageing - Keeping safe online
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Northern Ireland Coronavirus Restrictions
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
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Safer Ageing – what we know so far
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Hourglass Northern Ireland welcomes progress in the Domestic Abuse Bill
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Hourglass Scotland FREE ONLINE EVENTS AND WEBINARS
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Older people once again at heightened risk of abuse and neglect on eve of second lockdown
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Hourglass comments on the State of Care
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Happy Grandparent's Day to all the Silver Superheroes out there!
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The Ageing Well Festival 2020
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Covid-19 deaths of care home residents: what does justice look like?
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Let’s Celebrate Our Silver Superheroes
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Danske Bank urges customers to plan ahead for the future
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Long Melford based Charity Wins Place on Aviva Community Fund
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Safer ageing charity joins legal action to force inquiry into PPE shortages
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Hourglass East Anglia launches new regional hub
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We all have a role to play in protecting older people from abuse
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CQC “in breach of statutory duties” by not inspecting care homes during pandemic, says Hourglass
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Hourglass NI launches
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Organisations working to safeguard and protect people from abuse issue group statement on COVID-19 - "You are not alone. We’re here for you and we can help and support you"
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A word from Hourglass' CEO
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Covid-19 Response
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Hodge join the fight to stop abuse of older people in Wales
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Covid-19 control measures will create a “pressure cooker” for the abuse of older people
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Care Quality Commission releases report Promoting sexual safety through empowerment
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Hourglass welcomes news that Sinn Féin and the DUP have re-entered devolved government in Northern Ireland
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Scottish Parliament Justice Committee consider the abuse of older people
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