Professor Tony Chapman

Tony Chapman chaired a study group and provided research support funded by Institute for Ageing and Health, Wolfson Research Centre, Newcastle General Hospital.

The demographic ageing task group was asked to examine the following issues: the evidence base on demographic ageing in the North East; provide key indicators on demographic change 2004-2029; explore the social, economic, cultural and political consequences of demographic ageing; and provide a summary report on implications of demographic ageing for public policy.

The report was published in 2007 and can be accessed here: Report of the Years Ahead Demographic Ageing Task Group November 2007