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Ageism exists. Have you seen the signs?
A report by Age Concern

Ageism is not obvious. Sometimes you may not be aware it?s happening.
But it may result in you having different treatment at your local GP?s surgery
or your local hospital. It may affect you when applying for holiday or car
insurance. It may even stop you getting a job.

Ageism has a dramatic, detrimental effect on older people but this is often
not acknowledged. Age Concern is highlighting this as a major issue that
needs to be addressed in order to ensure the fair treatment of older people.
Some of these situations may be familiar to you:

• Being refused interest-free credit, a new credit card or car insurance
  because of your age.

• Finding that an organisation?s attitude to older people results in you
  receiving a lower quality of service.

• Age limits on benefits such as Disability Living Allowance

• A doctor deciding not to refer you to a consultant because you
  are ?too old?.

• Losing your job because of your age.
  
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