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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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report argues that the current transport system is failing to meet the needs of too many older people. The issues 1. Older drivers • Older people need to be supported in driving safely for longer, with viable ... viable alternative transport options available for those who are unable to drive. • Driving remains the most common form of transport for older people in the UK, with 68% of households where someone is aged
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charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network comprises of around 150 local Age UKs reaching most of England. Each year we provide Information and Advice to around 5 million ... through web based and written materials and individual enquiries by telephone, letters, emails and face to face sessions. We work closely with Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland. Local Age UKs are active in
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Payment for struggling pensioners. Sign the petition with Age UK We want the UK Government to halt their proposed change to the Winter Fuel Payment and think again. We believe that thousands of older people in ... compensatory measures to protect poor and vulnerable pensioners, is the wrong decision. Sign our petition to save the Winter Fuel Payment If you or someone you know would like to sign the petition offline
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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 ... competition, access, governance, ownership and innovation. The findings from the consultation are expected to inform the PSR’s approach as it develops specific regulatory options for formal consultation later
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about the free bus pass in England and explains Age UK’s views. (Policy on the bus pass is devolved to local administrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales - where there are differences in the ... Transport Act 2000 and extended by subsequent legislation. Currently free off peak travel is available to older people and disabled people between 9.30 and 23.00 on weekdays and all day on weekends and bank
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set out in our report The Health and Care of Older People in England 2017, is now not only failing to meet the needs of increasing numbers of older people (1.2 million at our latest count), but also having ... not be enough to keep the system going until a new, sustainable approach is put in place.’ “In recent months different experts have come up with a range of numbers for how much is needed to keep Social Care
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C h o p p e d t o m a t o e s l o w e r s a lt a n d s u g a r B e a n s Whole grain cereal P ot a to es Spaghetti L o w f a t P l a in y o g h u r t Lean mince Lower fat spread Sauce O i l V e g Rice ... Scotland and the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland © Crown copyright 2016 Use the Eatwell Guide to help you get a balance of healthier and more sustainable food. It shows how much of what you eat overall
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1 The Duty of Candour – Consultation Response to Welsh Government December 2022 Question 1 Is the Guidance on when the Duty of Candour applies clear? - Yes. Please provide any comments or further ... within the guidance that health care may have been a factor in an adverse outcome, rather than having to be proven as a factor. We also welcome the focus on training within this consultation. For clarity
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(Secretariat) Apologies: Baroness Jolly, Rachael Maskell MP Introduction: Nusrat Ghani welcomed everyone to the meeting and explained the running order. Election of Officers: Nusrat Ghani MP, Barbara Keeley
