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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances including (but not exclusively)
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helping older people to maintain independence and well-being. Such transport networks can ensure communities are wellconnected and that services, facilities and amenities are accessible to older people. Without ... all areas have the means to get out to buy food, get medical attention, get money and pay bills, and have social contact. These are basic features of a decent life and ought to be a high priority in transport
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the period of transition we are in, from the completion of the large scale grant funding Projects, to the start of the newly commissioned Independent Professional Advocacy services implemented under the ... advocacy services (from 19 to 13) specifically for older people. There has been a small decrease in services providing advocacy to a wider client group. The reduction is from 44 to 41 services. There are
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2013 requires the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to establish a new regulator for payment systems in the UK. This new regulator, currently referred to as the Payment Systems Regulator or PSR was incorporated ... and the PSR’s proposed regulatory framework. This follows a number of other related consultations to which Age UK has responded. Previous responses can be found here. About Age UK Age UK is a charity
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leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. The Golden Thread Advocacy Programme
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factors interact with any particular agerelated constraints we are now experiencing in later old age to shape our quality of life and lifestyle. And, of course, these three determining factors can form an ... For most of us there is simply no one other than a trusted relative who we can ask with confidence to pick up cash, pay in a cheque, pay a tradesperson or other service provider, interpret a bill or other
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Help Age Cymru to be there for older people during these uncertain times. The support and services we provide is now more vital than ever, so we need your company to help us be there for the ... turning to Age Cymru for support, and we are working around the clock to be there for the people who need us. Unfortunately, these same challenges are also threatening our local services, due to the immense
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Information Centre, 2012). It is vital to investigate why this is the case so that services can be improved, particularly as there may be a greater need to use services due to higher levels of ill health and ... this study compared experiences with social care services across the two groups. The project aimed to suggest improvements for the benefit of both groups. Key Points • There were both differences (e
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August 2015 Acknowledgement The author of this report is grateful to all those involved in this project who generously gave their time to participate in the research, including the older people and the local ... findings of a qualitative evaluation of a project aimed at supporting seven local Age UK local partners to be begin offering the activity of Walking Football in their localities The qualitative evaluation
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances including (but not exclusively)
