Approved work: Reform of the Mental Health Act – people with learning difficulties and autism
This POSTnote will explore the implications of the Government's proposals to reform the Act and summarise stakeholder perspectives.

This POSTnote examines how housing, outdoor spaces and transport can be made more age-friendly. It also highlights challenges for designing and delivering age-friendly cities.
Creating age-friendly cities (627 KB , PDF)
By 2050, 89% of the UK’s population will live in cities and 24% will be aged over 65. Older people participate in society in many ways and are estimated to contribute between £40bn and £61bn a year to the UK economy. As the number of older people living in cities increases, there is growing recognition that cities need to become ‘age-friendly’ to help people remain independent and active as they age, and improve the quality of life and health of older people.
Key points in this POSTnote include:
Acknowledgements
POSTnotes are based on literature reviews and interviews with a range of stakeholders and are externally peer reviewed. POST would like to thank interviewees and peer reviewers for kindly giving up their time during the preparation of this briefing, including:
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Creating age-friendly cities (627 KB , PDF)
This POSTnote will explore the implications of the Government's proposals to reform the Act and summarise stakeholder perspectives.
This POSTnote will identify the factors contributing to the health inequalities experienced by men and analyse the policy interventions in healthcare.
This POSTnote will outline how reproductive organoids, which imitate the structure and function of reproductive organs, and artificial germ cells can be used to inform fertility research.