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Living in poverty can have a huge impact on every area of someone’s life. In January 2022 the national older people’s charity Independent Age released their new report Poverty in later life, exploring whether people past state pension age enter or exit poverty, and why.

On 8 February the NHS published the plan for tackling the backlog of “elective” care built up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The term elective seems to me to be a bit misleading, as though this is care you might elect, or choose, to have. Something which might be in some way optional. What we are in fact talking about is care that is essential, but not urgent or an emergency. What impact does the use of this term have?

My name is Ezra Ben-Yisrael, and I am a British-born, Caribbean descendant who has lived in the UK all of my life.  I have been married for 19 years and have two children. My passions are unlocking insight for others within my professional and personal life and championing wellbeing. 

New Trustee Kalu “Kaz” Obuka, tells us what motivated him to apply to become a National Voices Trustee.