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Freedom to Speak Up Review Consultation on the implementation of the recommendations, principles and actions set out in the report of the Freedom to Speak Up Review Ref: 1115 Date: June 2015 ... parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice.
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Dashboards and jam-jars Helping consumers with small Defined Contribution pension pots make decisions about retirement income Age UK discussion paper, written by Dominic Lindley ... consultant (December 2014) Dashboards and jam-jars Helping consumers with small Defined Contribution pension pots make decisions about retirement income Age UK discussion paper, written by Dominic Lindley
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The Care Act: consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the cap on care costs and policy proposals for a new appeals system for care and support Ref: 0715 Date: March 2015 All rights ... parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice.
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tomorrow. About Age UK Age UK has a vision of a world where older people flourish. We are here to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally who have now reached later ... life, but also to speak for the long-term interests of every one of us, working to ensure that experiences of ageing improve from one generation to the next. We aim to improve later life for everyone through
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Effective issue-raising 41 How to develop a campaign 41 Surveys and research 55 Decision makers and issues 58 2 Section 1 Introduction Age Cymru Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales. More ... they need to live with dignity. Sadly, older people often have to face these issues with no-one to help or support them – loneliness is a daily struggle when you only have the TV or radio for company. That’s
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people make a significant contribution to Welsh life and the Welsh economy. Age Cymru believes that all people have an innate value in themselves, regardless of their age or other personal characteristics. ... Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people in order to combat ageist assumptions or negative attitudes. This policy statement focuses
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Creating an age friendly Wales Advocacy Counts 5 A review of advocacy services for older people in Wales November 2016 1 1. Contents 1. Contents 2 2. Acknowledgements 3 3. Executive Summary 4 4. Introduction ... Methodology 10 5. Age Cymru's commitment to advocacy 12 Age Friendly Wales 13 Golden Thread Advocacy Programme 13 6. National developments in advocacy 15 Social Services and Well-being Wales Act (2014)
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advice is essential for older people. Factually accurate and impartial information and advice help us to make informed decisions, plan ahead, access services and entitlements and contribute to society. Advocacy ... Advocacy services are essential to ensure that every older person has a voice and receives the support they need. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 places statutory duties upon local authorities
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review June 2014 Outcomes against which the success of prevention should be monitored Summary findings • The outcomes of prevention often form a two stage ... minants of health’, for example better social networks, greater take‐up of physical activity or improved diet, leading to second stage, longer term, health related outcomes, for example improved mortality
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Creating an age friendly Wales Commissioning Independent Professional Advocacy for Adults under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 A Framework and Toolkit Ministerial Foreword I am pleased ... pleased to be able to introduce the National Framework for Commissioning independent professional advocacy for Adults in Wales. I want to emphasise that securing strong voice, choice and control for individuals
