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Nick Hewer on working at 75, Lesley Joseph on carers and the UK's first hand transplant

Nick Hewer from The Apprentice on working in your 70s, Birds of a Feather's Lesley Joseph on the pressures on carers, and the UK's first hand transplant. With Julian Worricker.

We ask Nick Hewer from The Apprentice and Countdown whether older people can still cut it in the world of work? In his programme 'The town that wouldn't retire' - part of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Ageing season - Nick follows fifteen retired pensioners back to work. With today's newborns having to work until they're 77, how do bosses, fellow workers and the public react to a more mature workforce?

Also - Lesley Joseph is famous for playing Dorien in Birds of a Feather. She'll be talking about pressures on carers. She's been spending time with a couple where caring for her husband is putting the wife's health at risk.

The Citizen Advice Bureau will reveal a massive rise in people having problems with the new Employment and Support Allowance. And we'll also be finding out about the UK's first hand transplant.

Presented by Julian Worricker
Produced by Paul Waters.

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41 minutes

Last on

Mon 9 Jul 2012 12:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM

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Chapters

  • Lesley Joseph and Carers

    Actress Lesley Joseph and Carers UK disucss the challenges of being a carer.

    Duration: 08:25

  • Working Pensioners with Nick Hewer.

    The Apprentice's Nick Hewer discusses how 14 pensioners were put back to work.

    Duration: 09:40

  • Hand Transplants

    Leeds Teaching Hospital is poised to carry out Britain's first hand transplants.

    Duration: 05:55

  • UK Visa Requirements

    Foreign Tourists shunning the UK because of laborious visa requirements; on Face the Facts

    Duration: 36:10

  • Best Local Retailer - Food and Farming Awards

    Visiting a local food retailer, part of a series for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food and Farming Awards.

    Duration: 06:00

Hand donation

If you'd like to contact Professor Simon Kay about hand donationΒ the email address is handtransplant@LeedsTH.nhs.uk.

For more information about plastic surgery innovation and research, visit the British Association of Plastic,Β Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) website:

Broadcasts

  • Mon 9 Jul 2012 12:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 9 Jul 2012 12:04
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW

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